Buwek

Pangasinenses have words associated with hair, hair stylings, and hair accessories.

Hair is buwek.

Sayapar or lapir is braid or to braid. Buknol is to bun. Pulitipot or kulet is to curl. Paunat is to straighten.

Sagaysay means comb. Sigpit is hairpin. Punglet is hair tie to make ponytail.

Alimpuros or the whirl on the scalp signifies whether a child is kind or naughty.

Burayen is a word used to refer to a girl whose hair is infested with lice.

Informants: Joycey Lacey Caparoso, Jam Jahzeel, Jocelyn Calicdan