indoy

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish indio +‎ -oy. Compare Cebuano inday.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

indóy (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. (archaic, derogatory, colloquial, slang) ugly (especially natives of the Philippines under the Spanish East Indies, as used by Spaniards during the Spanish Colonial Era)

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Further reading[edit]

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 61