pulahan

noun

pu·​la·​han

ˌpüləˈhän

plural pulahanes

-(ˌ)nās

: a member of a 19th century band of Tagalog insurgents especially in Leyte and Samar organized in opposition to domination of the Philippines by the Spanish friars

Word History

Etymology

Tagalog, from pulá red; from the color of the dress of the insurgents

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