kalaguyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• calagoyo, calaguyo — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From ka- +‎ laguyo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kalaˈɡujoʔ/ [kɐ.lɐˈɣuː.joʔ]
• Rhymes: -ujoʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧lagu‧yo

Noun

kalaguyò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜄᜓᜌᜓ)

1. bosom; very close friend
2. concubine; paramour

   Synonyms: babae, kabit, kaapid, (colloquial, derogatory) kerida, kalunya

   • 1995, Philippine Studies:

     Hindi mo siya sanggol, hindi ka niya kalaguyo, wala kang kasalanan, at wala kang maaasahang patawad o kapalit na init. Ngunit di bale nang magasgas ang tuhod mo o magmukha kang ulol sa piling ng alagang di marunong lumuha.

     He's not your baby, he's not your paramour, you have nothing to do with this, and you won't expect any apology or warmth. But, it doesn't matter whether you bow on your knees or feel like crazy with someone that doesn't known how to shed tears.

   • 1999, Gloria V. Guzman, MGA Lihim Na Daigdig: Pitong Mahahabang Akda, University of Philippines Press, →ISBN:

     Kadarating lamang niyon buhat sa planta ng kanilang pabrika, hapung-hapo dahil sa dami ng problema ng brownout... at sinalubong agad ng kanyang ina ng mahahayap na salita... pinagbibintangang galing sa kalaguyo.

     He just came home from the factory, tired from the frequent blackouts when his mother greeted him with sharp words, that he is accused of meeting his concubine.

   • 2014, Ronald Molmisa, Lovestruck: Sakit Edition, OMF Literature, →ISBN:

     Balikan mo rin ang panahon na una mong napansin ang unti-unti mong pagkadarang sa apoy mula sa matinding away ninyo ng mag-asawa hanggang sa paglalim ng emotional at physical intimacy ng iyong kalaguyo.

     Also go back to the time you first noticed your gradual descent into hell from the most terrible quarrel with your spouse up to the deepening of your emotional and physical intimacy with your paramour.

References

• “kalaguyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Rosalio Serrano (1854) Diccionario de terminos comunes tagalo-castellano‎ (in Spanish), page 26