tekas

== Spanish == === Noun === tekas plural of teka == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === teksas texas — unadapted spelling === Etymology === An alteration of teksas, from English Texas, a reference to characters in westerns or horse operas, as well as referring to a breed of rooster for cockfight, from Spanish Texas, from Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ (“friend, ally”). Compare Waray-Waray tekas. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtekas/ [ˈt̪ɛː.xɐs] Rhymes: -ekas Syllabification: te‧kas === Noun === tekas (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃᜐ᜔) (slang) swindler; defrauder; cheater Synonyms: manggagantso, manananso, manunuwitik, manunuba stealer; thief Synonym: magnanakaw pickpocket Synonym: mandurukot bum; troublemaker Synonyms: palaboy, tambay, hampaslupa ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “tekas”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “tekas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 1291 == Waray-Waray == === Noun === tekas robber; bandit