pekado man
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
- peksman — clipping
Etymology edit
From Spanish pecado + man, literally “even if to sin”.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /peˌkado ˈman/ [pɛˌxa.do ˈman]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: pe‧ka‧do man
Interjection edit
pekado man (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜃᜇᜓ ᜋᜈ᜔)
- (idiomatic, dated, slang) added to a promise or a statement to show how serious one was about being honest in what one said: I swear to God!