hokage

== Japanese == === Romanization === hokage Rōmaji transcription of ほかげ == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 火影(ほかげ) (hokage, literally “fire shadow”) from Naruto, a manga and anime series about ninjas which are people trained in tasks requiring stealth, wherein a hokage is the leader and considered as the strongest ninja of the village where the main character resides. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌhokaˈɡe/ [ˌhoː.xɐˈɣɛ], /hoˈkaɡe/ [hoˈxaː.ɣɛ] Rhymes: -e, -aɡe Syllabification: ho‧ka‧ge === Noun === hókagé or hokage (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃᜄᜒ) (slang) someone, usually a male, who is skillful or excellent at making smooth and sneaky actions (such as making a move on someone suavely but more often than not refers to unexpected non-consensual physical contact on another person) ==== See also ====