linintikan: A Tagalog exclamation of disgust or contempt—“thunder!” Malacañang: The palace of the Captain-General: from the vernacular name of the place where it stands, “fishermen’s resort.” Malecon: A drive along the bay shore of Manila, opposite the Walled City. Mestizo: A person of mixed Filipino and Spanish blood; sometimes applied also to a person of mixed Filipino and Chinese blood. nakú: A Tagalog exclamation of surprise, wonder, etc. narra: The Philippine mahogany. nipa: Swamp palm, with the imbricated leaves of which the roofs and sides of the common native houses are constructed. novena: A devotion consisting of prayers recited for nine consecutive days, asking for some special favor; also, a booklet of these prayers. panguingui: A complicated card-game, generally for small stakes, played with a monte deck. panguinguera: A woman addicted to panguingui, this being chiefly a feminine diversion in the Philippines. pansit: A soup made of Chinese vermicelli. pansitería: A shop where pansit is prepared and sold. pañuelo: A starched neckerchief folded stiffly over the shoulders, fastened in front and falling in a point behind: the most distinctive portion of the customary dress of Filipino women. peso: A silver coin, either the Spanish peso or the Mexican dollar, about the size of an American dollar and of approximately half its value. petate: Sleeping-mat woven from palm leaves. piña: Fine cloth made from pineapple-leaf fibers. Provincial: The head of a religious order in the Philippines. puñales: “Daggers!” querida: A paramour, mistress: from the Spanish “beloved.” real: One-eighth of a peso, twenty cuartos. sala: The principal room in the more pretentious Philippine houses. salakot: Wide hat of palm or bamboo, distinctively Filipino. sampaguita: The Arabian jasmine: a small, white, very fragrant flower, extensively cultivated, and worn in chaplets and rosaries by women and girls—the typical Philippine flower. sipa: A game played with a hollow ball of plaited bamboo or rattan, by boys standing in a circle, who by kicking it with their heels endeavor to keep it from striking the ground. soltada: A bout between fighting-cocks. ’Susmariosep: A common exclamation: contraction of the Spanish, Jesús, María, y José, the Holy Family. tabi: The cry used by carriage drivers to warn pedestrians. tabú: A utensil fashioned from half of a coconut shell. tajú: A thick beverage prepared from bean-meal and syrup. tampipi: A telescopic basket of woven palm, bamboo, or rattan. Tandang: A title of respect for an old man: from the Tagalog term for “old.” tapis: A piece of dark cloth or lace, often richly worked or embroidered, worn at the waist somewhat in the fashion of an apron; a distinctive portion of the native women’s attire, especially among the Tagalogs. tatakut: The Tagalog term for “fear.” teniente-mayor: “Senior lieutenant,” the senior member of the town council and substitute for the gobernadorcillo.