Where does “Hukbalahap” come from?

Hukbalahap (English) comes from Tagalog Hukbalahap, from Tagalog hukbo, from Chinese ho̍k-bū.

Hukbalahap (English): A Filipino guerrilla movement that fought against the Japanese during World War II and lasted until the Magsaysay administration

Definitions

  1. A Filipino guerrilla movement that fought against the Japanese during World War II and lasted until the Magsaysay administration

Ancestry of “Hukbalahap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogHukbalahapHukbalahap
2Tagaloghukboarmy
3Chineseho̍k-bū—

Words derived from “Hukbalahap”

Every word from Chinese ho̍k-bū →Every word from Tagalog hukbo →Every word from Tagalog Hukbalahap →