delikado

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish delicado.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do
  • IPA(key): /deliˈkado/, [d̪e.l̪iˈka.d̪o]

Adjective[edit]

delikádo

  1. delicate
    Synonym: pino
  2. dangerous
    Synonyms: peligroso, alaman

Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do
  • IPA(key): /deliˈkado/, [d̪ɪ.l̪ɪˈka.d̪ɔ]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish delicado.

Adjective[edit]

delikado

  1. dangerous, risky
    Synonym: peligroso

Etymology 2[edit]

Short for the Cebuano phrase delikado mabayot (“it's risky to be gay”).

Adjective[edit]

delikado

  1. (colloquial, humorous) sus, homo (see usage notes)

Interjection[edit]

delikado

  1. (colloquial, humorous) sus, homo (see usage notes)

Usage notes[edit]

  • Used as a response to a straight male friend's appreciation of another man's attractive physical appearance.

Ilocano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish delicado.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /deliˈkado/, [de.liˈka.do]
  • Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do

Adjective[edit]

delikado

  1. weak; sickly
  2. frail

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish delicado, from Latin delicātus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /deliˈkado/, [dɛ.lɪˈxa.do]
  • Hyphenation: de‧li‧ka‧do

Adjective[edit]

delikado (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜃᜇᜓ)

  1. dangerous; risky
    Synonyms: mapanganib, peligroso, (slang) deliks
  2. serious; grave
    Synonyms: malubha, malala
  3. fastidious; choosy; prudish
    Synonyms: maselang, pihikan, pilian

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