supot ni Hudas: Judas’ money bag
aswang: witch or witches
banig: a cool mat made of palm leaves
baul: a native trunk made of wood; the baul of poor people are made of plain wood, only the rich folk being able to afford ones with carved designs
bolos: large, single-edged knives
carabao: water buffalo
condensada: condensed milk, a very thick and very sweet variant of cow’s milk that may also include coconut milk
dalaga: an unmarried woman
edukada: an educated woman
intelektwal: intellectual
jefe: chief, adapted from the Spanish
Ka: an address of respect; also considered a short term for “kasama” or tenant
kapitan del barangay: chief of the barangay, a government unit equivalent to a barrio, instituted during the martial law years.
katol: a mosquito killer with a spiral shape
komadrona: a midwife, usually unlicensed
maestra: teacher, also adapted from the Spanish
munisipyo: municipal hail
nuno sa punso: according to Filipino superstition, a strange, tiny creature who lives in an anthill
“parang ikaw”: “like you” (“Talagang parang ikaw”: “Just like you”)
pulitiko: politician
tanod: guard
tikbalang: a gigantic creature with the head of a horse and the body of a man, which smokes cigars and lives atop trees.