kerengkeng

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Ilocano karengkeng (“flirtatious girl; wanton”) and Cebuano karingking (“look seductively at someone”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /keɾeŋˈkeŋ/ [kɛ.ɾɛŋˈkɛŋ]
  • Rhymes: -eŋ
  • Syllabification: ke‧reng‧keng

Adjective

kerengkéng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜅ᜔) (slang)

  1. flirtatious; promiscuous (especially of a woman)
    Synonyms: malandi, maharot, kiri, haliparot

Derived terms

  • kerengkengin
  • kumerengkeng

See also

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