blusil

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈblusil/ [ˈbluː.sɪl]
  • Rhymes: -usil
  • Syllabification: blu‧sil

Noun

blusil (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜎᜓᜐᜒᜎ᜔) (slang)

  1. imported cigarette
    Coordinate term: blukal
  2. smuggled goods; contraband
  3. mixed-blood woman (usually fair-skinned and/or pretty)

Adjective

blusil (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜎᜓᜐᜒᜎ᜔) (slang)

  1. fair-skinned and/or pretty

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 20
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