Chavacano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Tagalog pangil (“upper canine teeth”).
pangil
- fang
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare Tausug tangil.
pangil (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜒᜎ᜔)
- eyetooth; upper canine tooth
- tusk (as of an elephant)
- fang (as of a snake)