habalhabal

Cebuano

Etymology

From older habal-habal, from a reduplication of habal (“to copulate”), named after the seating arrangement reminiscent of the male animal mounting a female from the back.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌhabalˈhabal/, [ˌha.bɐl̪ˈha.bɐl̪]
Hyphenation: ha‧bal‧ha‧bal

Noun

hábalhábal (Badlit spelling ᜑᜊᜎ᜔ᜑᜊᜎ᜔)

motorcycle taxi
Synonym: skylab

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:habalhabal.

Descendants

→ English: habal-habal, habel-habel
→ Tagalog: habal-habal

References

^ Lourdes G. dela Torre (2019 December 4) VERA Files‎^[1] (in English): “‘Habal’ in Bisaya means to “breed” or the mating of animals and the term now describes the position of the riders on a two-wheeler.”

[1] Lourdes G. dela Torre (2019 December 4) VERA Files‎^[1] (in English): “‘Habal’ in Bisaya means to “breed” or the mating of animals and the term now describes the position of the riders on a two-wheeler.”

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