hele-hele

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hele
• helehele

Etymology

Reduplication of hele.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌhele ˈhele/ [ˌhɛː.lɛ ˈhɛː.lɛ]
• Rhymes: -ele
• Syllabification: he‧le-he‧le

Noun

hele-hele (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜒᜑᜒᜎᜒ)

1. pretended dislike; pretense of denial or dislike

   Synonym: pakipot

Derived terms

• hele-hele bago kiyere