mameluko

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mameluco, from Arabic مَمْلُوك (mamlūk, “slave”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mameˈluko/ [mɐ.mɛˈluː.xo]
  • Rhymes: -uko
  • Syllabification: ma‧me‧lu‧ko

Noun

mameluko (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜒᜎᜓᜃᜓ)

  1. onesie; romper suit; overalls; dungarees (worn by infants or children)

Further reading

  • “mameluko”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • “mameluko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 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 380
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