abá: A Tagalog exclamation of wonder, surprise, etc., often used to introduce or emphasize a contradictory statement. alcalde: Governor of a province or district, with both executive and judicial authority. Ayuntamiento: A city corporation or council, and by extension the building in which it has its offices; specifically, in Manila, the capitol. balete: The Philippine banyan, a tree sacred in Malay folk-lore. banka: A dugout canoe with bamboo supports or outriggers. batalan: The platform of split bamboo attached to a nipa house. batikúlin: A variety of easily-turned wood, used in carving. bibinka: A sweetmeat made of sugar or molasses and rice-flour, commonly sold in the small shops. buyera: A woman who prepares and sells the buyo. buyo: The masticatory prepared by wrapping a piece of areca-nut with a little shell-lime in a betel-leaf—the pan of British India. cabesang: Title of a cabeza de barangay; given by courtesy to his wife also. cabeza de barangay: Headman and tax-collector for a group of about fifty families, for whose “tribute” he was personally responsible. calesa: A two-wheeled chaise with folding top. calle: Street (Spanish). camisa: 1. A loose, collarless shirt of transparent material worn by men outside the trousers. 2. A thin, transparent waist with flowing sleeves, worn by women. capitan: “Captain,” a title used in addressing or referring to a gobernadorcillo, or a former occupant of that office. carambas: A Spanish exclamation denoting surprise or displeasure. carbineer: Internal-revenue guard. carromata: A small two-wheeled vehicle with a fixed top. casco: A flat-bottomed freight barge. cayman: The Philippine crocodile. cedula: Certificate of registration and receipt for poll-tax. chongka: A child’s game played with pebbles or cowry-shells. cigarrera: A woman working in a cigar or cigarette factory. Civil Guard: Internal quasi-military police force of Spanish officers and native soldiers. cochero: Carriage driver, coachman. cuarto: A copper coin, one hundred and sixty of which were equal in value to a silver peso. filibuster: A native of the Philippines who was accused of advocating their separation from Spain. filibusterism: See filibuster. gobernadorcillo: “Petty governor,” the principal municipal official—also, in Manila, the head of a commercial guild. gumamela: The hibiscus, common as a garden shrub in the Philippines. Indian: The Spanish designation for the Christianized Malay of the Philippines was indio (Indian), a term used rather contemptuously, the name Filipino being generally applied in a restricted sense to the children of Spaniards born in the Islands. kalan: The small, portable, open, clay fireplace commonly used in cooking. kalikut: A short section of bamboo for preparing the buyo; a primitive betel-box. kamagon: A tree of the ebony family, from which fine cabinet-wood is obtained. Its fruit is the mabolo, or date-plum. lanete: A variety of timber used in carving.