kanto lingo

English

Etymology

From Tagalog kanto (“street corner”) +‎ lingo. See also Tagalog salitang-kalye.

Noun

kanto lingo (uncountable)

1. (Philippines, slang) street talk; street slang

See also

• kanto boy
• kanto girl
• yosi boy
• takatak boy
• rugby boy
• call boy
• call girl

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 72