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Some Commonly Used Terms in Cockfight or Sabong

To enhance our vocabulary about cockfight, here are some commonly used terms in this kind of game:

Sabong, cockfight.
Sabungan, cockpit.
Sabungero, cockfight addict.
Tinali, fighting cock.
Teksas, from a high-flying fighting cock.
Tari, sharp thin blade attached to the spurs of fighting cocks.
Kahig, inciting two roosters to fight each other as a training.
Tahor (from Spanish “tahur”, from Arabic “zafur”), fighting cock expert.
Kristo, middleman in the cockpit who calls the bets.
Pusta (from Spanish, “apuesta”), bet wager.
Lyamado, cock to whom the majority have placed their bets.
Dehado, cpck to whom the minority have palced their bets.
Sultada, a round of cockfight.
Sultador, person in charge of the sultada.
Tiyope, cock trained to flee from fighting.


Filed in: Society and Culture
Local date: July, 2008

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