This word is ultimately from the French vaudeville, though it likely entered the Philippine lexicon via the English language.
bó·da·bíl
This type of entertainment was an indigenized verision of vaudeville introduced to the Philippines in the 1910s during the American occupation. The genre reached its peak during the Second World War, thereafter tapering off in popularity until disappearing in the mid-1960s.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
bodabil: pagtatanghal na may kantáhan, pagpapatawa, maiikling dula, at mga presentasyong akrobatiko na popular noong pananakop ng Amerikano
