japayuki

Tagalog

Etymology

Ellipsis of English Japayuki-san

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ja‧pa‧yu‧ki

IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒapaˈjuki/, [ˌd͡ʒa.pɐˈju.xɪ]

Noun

japayuki

(colloquial, derogatory) A Filipina who travels to Japan to work as an entertainer, with implications of prostitution.

Further reading

“japayuki”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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