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Huk

Huk noun: a member of the Hukbalahap.

Noun

Huk (plural Huks)

  1. (Philippines, US, historical) A member of the Hukbalahap.
    • But sooner or later, there will be decisions to make: I cannot go to your country for I am known as a Huk; you could not stay in mine if your sympathies for us are discovered.1963, William J. Pomeroy, The Forest, a Personal Record of the Huk Guerrilla Struggle in the Philippines, page 31
    • Whether portrayed as masculine warriors, female seducers, or wayward mothers, Huk Amazons were regarded as extraordinary and unconventional Filipinas: communist guerrillas trained to fight as soldiers against the government and women who lived in the forests, fraternized with men, and had children...2009 April 22, Vina A. Lanzona, Amazons of the Huk Rebellion: Gender, Sex, and Revolution in the Philippines, Univ of Wisconsin Press, →ISBN, page 31

Forms of Huk

pluralHuks

Origin of Huk

Clipping of Hukbalahap, from Tagalog Hukbalahap, an abbreviation of Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (“People's Army Against the Japanese”). The initial word itself where the abbreviation comes from is from Tagalog hukbo (“army”), which itself is derived from Hokkien 服務 /服务 (ho̍k-bū, “service”).

Questions about Huk

What does Huk mean?
Huk means a member of the Hukbalahap.
What part of speech is Huk?
Huk is a noun.
What is the plural of Huk?
The plural of Huk is Huks.

Words near Huk in the dictionary

  1. Huizinga
  2. Huizingas
  3. Huizúcar
  4. hujra
  5. hujras
  6. Huk
  7. hukama
  8. Hukbalahap
  9. Hukbalahaps
  10. huke
  11. hukeem

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