abanico - [n.] a wooden fan.
Binibini - [n.] a maiden; the proper way to address a young lady; equivalent to miss.
Binibining - [adj.] referring to a maiden; usually placed before a woman's name to refer to her. e.g. Binibining Sofia - Lady Sofia
buri - [n.] a palm tree; its leaves are usually used for weaving baskets and hats.
Don - [n.] a title prefixed to a man of high social class.
Doña - [n.] the female counterpart of Don; a title prefixed to a woman of high social class.
Ginoo - [n.] the male counterpart of Binibini; a gentleman; the proper way to address a young man; equivalent to mister.
Gobernadorcillo - [n.] the governor of a municipality in Philippine Spanish Era.
hija - [n.] Spanish word meaning "daughter"; a female child.
kalesa - [n.] a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.
kamisa - [n.] a collarless Chinese shirt.
puri - [n.] the Filipino word for pride or honor.
unica hija - [n.] Spanish phrase meaning "only daughter".
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Fiksi SejarahIt was the 1800s and the Philippines is under the colony of the Kingdom of Spain. Sofia Castilla, the only child of the Chief Justice, is set to marry Antonio Colombo, the eldest son of the gobernadorcillo. While their families prepare for the gran...
