This word is from the Spanish banquito. These days, this term is more often seen in the Pangasinense and Waray languages.
bang·kí·to
bangkíto
stool
The “stool” here refers to a backless chair with three or four legs. Older Filipinos may refer to a single-person backless chair as a taburete.
upúan
seat
sílya
chair
The widely used Filipino term for “chair” is silya, though technically this refers to a chair with a back (upuang may sandalan), specifically.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
bangkíto: upúang walang sandalan o dantayan, at may tatlo o apat na paa
Ang bangkitong kinauupuan ni Tata Peles.
Tumayo siya mula sa bangkitong kahoy.
