This word is reportedly from the Spanish hebilla. he·bíl·yabuckle Filipinos actually prefer to use a transliteration of the English word — bakel. bakel ng sinturonbelt buckle KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hebílya: metal na panghugpong sa sinturon, tirante, at katulad hebilyang tanso
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