habal-habal

English

Alternative forms

• habel-habel

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano habalhabal.

A habal-habal stand

Noun

habal-habal (plural habal-habals or habal-habal)

1. (Philippines) A motorcycle taxi, particularly a small motorcycle modified to carry up to six passengers and cargo.

   Synonym: skylab

Cebuano

Etymology

Reduplication of habal (“to copulate”), named after the seating arrangement reminiscent of the male animal mounting a female from the back.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ha‧bal‧ha‧bal

Noun

habal-habal

1. motorcycle taxi

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:habal-habal.

Descendants

• habalhabal

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano habalhabal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌhabal ˈhabal/ [ˌhaː.bɐl ˈhaː.bɐl]
• Rhymes: -abal
• Syllabification: ha‧bal-ha‧bal

Noun

habal-habal (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜎ᜔ᜑᜊᜎ᜔)

1. motorcycle taxi

Further reading

• “habal-habal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018