Bicol

[ bee-kohl ]

/ biˈkoʊl /

Bikol.

Definition for bicol (2 of 2)

Bikol

[ bee-kohl ]

/ biˈkoʊl /

a member of a Malayan people in SE Luzon and the nearby Philippines: converted to Christianity early in the Spanish conquest.

the Austronesian language of the Bikol people.

In the Bicol provinces it is used to some extent but it is considered inferior to other materials.

Philippine Mats |Hugo H. Miller
In the Bicol provinces karagumoy is considered the best of all straws for the production of mats.

Philippine Mats |Hugo H. Miller
The stuff made from this fine fibre (in Bicol dialect, Lúpis) suits admirably for ladiesʼ dresses.

The Philippine Islands |John Foreman
In the Bicol form, Juan and his six crazy companions go bathing in the river.

Filipino Popular Tales |Dean S. Fansler

The pandan P. simplex, known as “karagumoy” or “carogumoy,” is the economic pandan of the Bicol peninsula in southern Luzon.

Philippine Mats |Hugo H. Miller