kokak

Cebuano

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkokak/ [ˈko.kɐk]
• Hyphenation: ko‧kak

Interjection

kokak

1. sound a toad or frog's croak: ribbit

Noun

kokak

1. croak; ribbit

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cocac — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Onomatopoeic from the croak of frogs.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkokak/ [ˈkoː.xɐk̚]
• Rhymes: -okak
• Syllabification: ko‧kak

Interjection

kokak (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜃᜃ᜔)

1. ribbit

Noun

kokak (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜃᜃ᜔)

1. croak
2. (slang, dated) prostitute; whore
3. (obsolete) frog; toad

   Synonym: palaka

Derived terms

• kumokak
• magsikokak

 

Further reading

• “kokak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, page 89