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Philippine Folklore Stories: Glossary

Philippine Folklore Stories, by John Maurice Miller, [1904] | balete tree | = | a type of tree, Ficus indica, often believed to be the home of evil and vengeful spirits. | | camisas | = | shirts. | | chinela | = | slipper. | | cocheros | = | drivers of horse-drawn carriages. | | Datto | = | chief. | | Guardia Civil | = | Spanish police. | | ladrones | = | thieves. | | lubi lana | = | coconut oil. | | Moro | = | Muslim's from the southern islands of the Philippines. | | Negritos | = | Negroid people indigenous in some parts of the Philippines. | | nipa | = | palm leaf of which the roofs of cheap houses are made. | | sacayan | = | small outrigger boat. | | tuba | = | alcoholic drink made from the sap of the coconut tree. | | tungud | = | the red bark of a mangrove tree. |