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AFAM

Pronunciation: /ʔaˈfam/

“AFAM” is a Tagalog word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a white foreigner in the Philippines (usually male)
  2. any foreigner in the Philippines
  3. a white American in the Philippines (usually male)

Etymology

Borrowed from English AFAM, possibly an acronym of “a foreigner around Manila”.

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