Statistics for Tagalog (Filipino) Words Accepted in English

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
an elder brother. Also used as a respectful title or form of address for an older man	Kuya	74%
A dessert made of mixed fruits, sweet beans, milk, and shaved ice	Halo-Halo	71%
a group of friends	Barkada	68%
a gift or souvenir given to a friend or relative by a person who has returned from a trip or arrived for a visit	Pasalubong	64%
a yeast-raised bread roll made of flour, eggs, sugar and salt, widely consumed in the Philippines, especially for breakfast	Pan de sal	63%
A dipper used to scoop up water from a pail or bucket while washing	Tabo	63%
A Filipino visiting or returning to the Philippines after a period of living in another country	Balikbayan	59%
a type of soup made with meat, shrimp, or fish and flavored with a sour ingredient	Sinigang	59%
Food or snacks provided as an accompaniment to alcoholic drinks	Pulutan	56%
A woman employed by a family to look after a child, or a sick or elderly person	Yaya	56%
money, food, or other provisions taken to school, work, or on a journey.	Baon	54%
An exclamation of salutation or greeting: long live ——!	Mabuhay!	44%
Customer regularly purchases products or services from the same provider	Suki	44%
a sense of obligation to return a favor owed to someone	Utang na loob	40%
the gelatinous flesh of an unripe (green-husked) coconut	Buko	38%
literally ‘each one pays their own’, used especially to indicate that the cost of a meal is to be shared	KKB (Kanya-Kanyang Bayad)	37%
A member of the same graduation class as another	Batchmate	35%
a public toilet	Comfort Room	29%
a kitchen where everyday cooking is done by household staff, as distinct from a kitchen that is purely for show or for special use by the owner of the house	Dirty Kitchen	29%
a night out with friends	Gimmick	26%
a girl or woman interested in beauty products and fashion	Kikay	22%
Expressing an attitude of optimistic acceptance or fatalistic resignation	Bahala na	9%
to apprehend and execute (a suspected criminal) without trial	Salvage	9%
Of a clock or watch: indicating a time ahead of the correct time	Advanced	8%
angry, agitated	High Blood	5%