blusil

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English blue seal, referring to import duty stickers on cigarette packs.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈblusil/, [ˈblu.sɪl]
  • Hyphenation: blu‧sil

Noun[edit]

blusil (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜎᜓᜐᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. (slang) imported cigarette
    Coordinate term: blukal

Further reading[edit]

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN