alembong

== Tagalog == === Etymology === Uncertain. Possibly from *alem- (“intensifier something disclosed or expression of change”) + *bong (“concealing, hindering, or inhibiting something”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈlemboŋ/ [ʔɐˈlɛm.boŋ] Rhymes: -emboŋ Syllabification: a‧lem‧bong === Noun === alembong (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜅ᜔) (slang) girl with a flirtatious reputation; flirt; coquette Synonyms: harot, kiri, hitad, latod flirtation Synonym: ligaw-biro lamington (a dessert made with sponge cake covered with an ube syrup and desiccated coconut) === Adjective === alembong (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜅ᜔) (slang) flirtatious Synonyms: malandi, maharot, talipandas, magatod, malantod, haliparot, handak, malimbay, talandi ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === “alembong”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “alembong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 3