Magahat

noun

Ma·​ga·​hat

¦mägə¦hät

plural Magahat or Magahats

1

: a Bisayan people inhabiting the hills of southern Negros, Philippine islands

2

: a member of the Magahat people

Word History

Etymology

native name in southern Negros

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