Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish carrillo (cheek). Also possibly from Spanish carilla (little face), from cara.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

karilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ) (hand games, theater)

  1. shadow play

References edit

  • karilyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 118