List of Spanish words of Austronesian origin

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This is a list of Spanish words that come from Austronesian languages. It is further divided into words that come from Hawaiian, Javanese, Malay, and Tagalog. Some of these words have alternate etymologies and may also appear on a list of Spanish words from a different language.

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Hawaiian

Javanese

Malay

Tagalog

Spanish LoanwordOriginViaFilipino LanguageEnglish Equivalent
abacá Old Tagalog: abacáabaká abaca
baguio Old Tagalog: baguio bagyo typhoon or hurricane
barangay Old Tagalog: balan͠gaybaranggay barangay
bolo Old Tagalog: bolobolo bolo
carabao Old Visayan: carabáokalabáw carabao
caracoa Old Malay: coracora Old Tagalog: caracoakarakawcaracoa, a war canoe
cogón Old Tagalog: cogónkogón cogon
dalaga Old Tagalog: dalagadalagasingle, young woman
gumamela Old Tagalog: gumamelagumamela Chinese hibiscus
nipa Old Malay: nipahOld Tagalog: nipanipa nipa palm
paipay Old Tagalog: paypay or pay-paypamaypaya type of fan
palay Old Tagalog: palaypalayunhusked rice
pantalán Old Tagalog: pantalánpantalánwooden pier
salisipan Old Tagalog: salicipansalisipansalisipan, a pirate ship
sampaguita Old Tagalog: sampaga sampaguita jasmine
sawali Old Tagalog: sauali sawali sawali, a woven bamboo mat
tuba Old Tagalog: tubatuba palm wine
yoyó Old Chinese Ilokano: yoyóyo-yó Chinese yo-yo

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