tekas

Spanish

Noun

tekas

1. plural of teka

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• teksas
• texas — unadapted spelling

Etymology

An alteration of teksas, from English Texas, a reference to characters in westerns or horse operas, as well as referring to a breed of rooster for cockfight, from Spanish Texas, from Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ (“friend, ally”). Compare Waray-Waray tekas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtekas/ [ˈt̪ɛː.xɐs]
• Rhymes: -ekas
• Syllabification: te‧kas

Noun

tekas (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃᜐ᜔) (slang)

1. swindler; defrauder; cheater

   Synonyms: manggagantso, manananso, manunuwitik, manunuba

2. stealer; thief

   Synonym: magnanakaw

3. pickpocket

   Synonym: mandurukot

4. bum; troublemaker

   Synonyms: palaboy, tambay, hampaslupa

Derived terms

• manenekas
• matekas
• tekasan
• tekasin

See also

• bandido
• tulisan

Further reading

• “tekas”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “tekas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 1291

Waray-Waray

Noun

tekas

1. robber; bandit