The Chabacano Agua Olor
Have you ever encountered the word (or
compound word) agua olor in
Chabacano? I first heard this word from my friend at the office who
has a very wide Chabacano vocabulary. I learned from her that this
word means cologne. She said that it is a word that is well-known to
people who live in the rural areas. A quick search in Facebook will
tell you that it is not a very common word. Here is a post from a
page which I follow where you can see this word in action!
Sadly,
this word does not appear in Santos' and Camins' dictionary but I am
happy to report that the new English-Chabacano dictionary published
by the city hall has it. Yay!
Would there be any way for someone who lives in the US to get a copy of this book (with payment ofc)?
ReplyDeleteIt sucks that this dictionary isn't being sold online for others who are interested but don't live in Zamboanga City nor the Philippines in general to also learn more about and preserve the language.
That dictionary published by City Hall is not good, it is not for sale, and it weighs 4 kilos...! ...and it is only English to Chabacano. And most of its English words are not common at all, while lacking normal English words. Better use online dictionaries.
DeleteIf it's that heavy then it should contain much more information than online dictionaries typically have. Oh well, if it's not for sale what can you do about it?
DeleteI wanna get a copy of that dictionary.
ReplyDeleteThat dictionary published by City Hall is not good, it is not for sale, and it weighs 4 kilos...! ...and it is only English to Chabacano. And most of its English words are not common at all, while lacking normal English words. Better use online dictionaries.
DeleteHave any recommendations for good online Chavacano/Chabacano dictionaries?
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