EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
namesake (female)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/to-KA-ya/
FIL: Isang babae na kapareho ng pangalan ng iba; katukayo.
EN: namesake (female)
That moment in class when the teacher calls "Maria!" and three people look up. You're all tokaya to each other. It's a free pass to call someone "pangalan" (name) when you're feeling friendly. The masculine form is 'tokayo'.
From Spanish 'tocaya' (feminine), meaning "namesake".
The masculine form 'tokayo' is more commonly heard, but 'tokaya' is the correct form for a female namesake. Often used as a friendly term of address.
🇵🇭 Si Ana at ang kanyang tokaya ay parehong magaling kumanta.
🇺🇸 Ana and her namesake are both good at singing.
🇵🇭 Uy, tokaya! Kamusta ka na?
🇺🇸 Hey, namesake! How are you?
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