bugok

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buʀuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀuk (“rotten; bad character”).

Noun

bugok

1. a rotten egg
2. an imbecile
3. a simpleton

Adjective

bugok

1. rotten
2. imbecile; idiotic
3. dumb; stupid

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buʀuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀuk (“rotten; bad character”).

Noun

bugók

1. stale egg; rotten egg

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buʀuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀuk (“rotten; bad character”). Doublet of bulok.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈɡok/ [bʊˈɣok̚]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: bu‧gok

Adjective

bugók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄᜓᜃ᜔)

1. (of eggs) rotten

   Synonym: bulok

2. imbecile; idiotic; dumb; stupid

Derived terms

• mabugok

Noun

bugók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄᜓᜃ᜔)

1. rotten egg
2. imbecile; simpleton

Further reading

• “bugok”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “bugok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*buRuk”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI