manandis

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Cebuano[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

manandes

Etymology[edit]

From “Man Andis”, from “Hermano Andres”, a nickname of Andres Abellana, a city councilor during the American Occupation of the Philippines. Abellana's unique hobby was listing names of supposed henpecked husbands, allegedly including then governor-general of the Philipines Theodore Roosevelt, Sergio Osmeña, and Emilio Aguinaldo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Hyphenation: ma‧nan‧dis

Adjective[edit]

manandis

henpecked

Noun[edit]

manandis

(dated) a henpecked husband or boyfriend

Latin[edit]

Participle[edit]

mānandīs

dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of mānandus

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