Filipino Terms used in construction.

Abang, dowel
Alahado, flush
Alero, eaves
Alulod o Kanal, gutter
Andanyo, scaffolding
Asinta, laying of CHB
Asolehos, wainscoting tiles
Bagad, wall post
Balangkas, framework
Baral de Kadena, chain bolt
Barandillas, baluster
Batidura, astragal
Batidura, fillet
Baytang, tread
Biento, spacing
Biga, beam
Bisagra, hinge
Bolado, projection
Caida, hall
Canal, groove
De Bandeha, panel door
Dish rack, bangguerahan
Dos Aguas, gable roof
Dotal, floorboards
Dulang, low table
Dutcha, shower
Escombro, earth fill
Escondro, crushed stone
Estanyo, Nikolite bar
Estanyo, soldering bar
Estopa, oakum
Guililan, floor sill
Hamba Pintuan, door jamb
Haspe, wood grain
Hiero, iron
Hulog, plumb bob
Kaballete, ridge roll
Kabilya, reinforcing bars
Kalinya, aligned
Kantero, Mason
Kanto Mesa, miter
Kanto, corner
Kapatas, foreman
Kilo, truss
Kisame, ceiling
Kontratista, constructor
Kostilyahe, ceiling joists
Kostura, mortar joints
Krokis, sketch plan
Kuling, girder
Ladrillo, brick
Larga Masa, concrete slab
Lastillas, sand and gravel
Latero, tinsmith
Lingueta, GI strap
Liyabe, anchor
Madre de Escalera, closed stringer
Masilya, putty
Media Cana, quarter round
Medya Agua, awning
Palitada, plaster
Pasamano, window sill
Paupo, mortar
Pendulum, king post
Pergola, trellis
Pie de Gallo, brace
Pilarete, vertical stud
Pitsa, washer
Piye, feet
Piyon, laborer
Plantsuela, wrought iron strap
Poleya, wiring knob
Poste, column
Prigadero, sink
Pulgada, inches
Rebokada, scratch coat
Reostra, purlins
Rimatse, rivets
Rodapis, baseboard
Senepa, fascia board
Sepo, girt
Sibe, lean-to roof
Sinturon, collar
Soleras, floor joists
Staka, stake
Suelo, flooring
Sumbrero Pintuan, door head
Tabike, exterior siding
Tabla, wood plank
Takip Silipan, riser
Tambak, fill
Tapon, plug
Tirante, bottom chord
Trabe Anzo, horizontal stud
Trankilya, barrel bolt
Truerka, nut
Tubo de Banada, downspout
Unosinotra, alternate/staggered
Vaciada, rabbet
 VERNACULAR TERMS IN CONSTRUCTION
TAGALOG ENGLISH TAGALOG ENGLISH
o ABANG DOWEL KULING GIRDER
ALAHADO FLUSH o LADRILOO BRICK
ALERO EAVES LARGA MASA CONCRETE SLAB
ALULOD/KANAL GUTTER LASTILLAS SAND AND GRAVEL
ANDAMYO SCAFFOLDING LATERO TINSMITH
ASINTA LAYING OF CHB LINGUETA G.I. STRAP
ASOLEHOS WAINSCOATING TILES LIYABE ANCHOR
o BAGAD WALL POST o MADRE DE ESCALERA CLOSED STRINGER
BALANGKAS FRAMEWORK MASILYA PUTTY
BANGGUREHAN DISH RACK MEDIA CANA QUARTER ROUND
BARAL DE KADENA CHAIN BOLT MEDYA AGUA AWNING
BARANDILLAS BALUSTER o PALITADA PLASTER
BATIDURA ASTRAGAL PASAMANO WINDOW SILL
BATIDURA FILLET PAUPO MORTAR
BAYTANG TREAD PENDULUM KING POST
BIENTO SPACING PERGOLA TRELLIS
BIGA BEAM PIE DE GALLO BRACE
BISAGRA HINGE PILARETA VERTICAL STUD
BOLADO PROJECTION PITSA WASHER
o KAIDAl HALL PIYE FEET
KANAL GROOVE PIYON LABORER
o DE BANDEHA PANEL DOOR PLANTSUELA WROUGHT IRON STRAP
DOS AGUAS GABLE ROOF POLEYA WIRING KNOB
DOTAL FLOOR BOARDS POSTE POST
DULANG LOW TABLE PRIGADERO SINK
DUTCHA SHOWER PULGADA INCHES
o ESCOMBRO EARTHFILL o REBOKADA SCRATCH COAT
ESCONDRO CRUSHED STONE REOSTRA PURLINS
ESTANYO NIKOLITE BAR RIMATSE RIVETS
ESTANYO SOLDERING BAR RODAPIS BASEBOARD
ESTOPA OAKUM o SENEPA FASCIA BOARD
o GUILILAN FLOOR SILL SEPO GIRT
o HALIGI POST SIBE LEAN-TO ROOF
HAMBA DOOR JAMB SINTURON COLLAR
HASPE WOOD GRAIN SOLERAS FLOOR JOISTS
HIERO IRON STAKA STAKE
HULOG PLUMB BOB SUELO FLOORING
o KABALLETE RIDGE ROLL SUMBRERO DOOR HEAD
KABILYA REINFORCING BARS o TABIKE EXTERIOR SIDING
KALINYA ALIGNED TABLA WOOD PLANK
KANTERO MASON TAKIP SILIPAN RISER
KANTO MESA MITER TAMBAK FILL
KANTO CORNER TAPON PLUG
KAPATAS FOREMAN TIRANTE BOTTOM CHORD
KILO TRUSS TRABE ANZO HORIZONTAL STUD
KISAME CEILING TRANKILYA BARREL BOLT
KONTRATISTA CONSTRUCTOR TRUERKA NUT
KOSTILYAHE CEILING JOISTS TUBO DE BAHADA DOWNSPOUT
KOSTURA MORTAR JOINTS o UNOSINOTRA ALTERNATE/STAGGERED
KROKIS SKETCH PLAN o VACIADA RABBET