Diccionario Chabacano

Ya susta yo tiene ya pala diccionario el Chabacano de Cavite.

The Diccionario is a very useful tool for both speakers and learners of Chabacano. It is divided into three sections:

Part I - Chabacano-Ingles-Tagalog
Part II - Ingles-Chabacano
Part III - Tagalog-Chabacano

So, if you're looking for a word in Chabacano and know only the English or Tagalog equivalent, the Chabacano translation will be easy to look up. Very useful, indeed, and for those of us who grew up with Chabacano as an oral, rather than written, language, it guides us also on the proper spelling of words.

The Diccionario is a project of the Asosacion Chabacano del Ciudad de Cavite, and is available at the Cavite City Museum and Library. If you're Chabacano or Caviteno and are looking for a nice Christmas gift for family and friends, this would be a perfect aguinaldo. It's P300 only and you can get your copies at the CCML or email Ms Joy dela Rosa at joypdelarosa@yahoo.ca.

Cumpra ya!