boondocks – a remote, usually brushy rural area, the sticks, of the Tagalog bundok, which means "mountain" or the word bunduk (Bisayan Bukid) meaning "hinterland", i.e., land area inland, away from the shore.
cogon – type of grass, used for thatching, from the Tagalog word kugon.
ylang-ylang – type of flower known for its fragrance.
abaca – a species of banana native to the Philippines. The plant is of major economical importance, being harvested for its fibre, called Manila hemp.
manila (hemp) – a type of fiber obtained from the leaves of the abacá (Musa textilis), a relative of the banana.
capiz – decoration material, made of mother-of-pearl shells that have the same name.
yo-yo – the toy.
cooties from the common Austronesian and Tagalog kuto which literally means "head lice."