KATOL
katol
mosquito coil
Katol is the generic term that Filipinos use to refer to a coil that is burned to kill or repel mosquitoes. It is actually a brand name of a product of Azumi & Co., Ltd. of Osaka, Japan. The company used to export insecticides as far away as Spain in the early 1900s. Katol is one of the few Japanese words that have entered Filipino vocabulary, although most do not know of its origin.
A katol is usually dark green in color. It is often burned at night and sometimes is strong enough that you don't need a mosquito net over the bed. A popular brand in recent years is Elephant.
mosquito coil
Katol is the generic term that Filipinos use to refer to a coil that is burned to kill or repel mosquitoes. It is actually a brand name of a product of Azumi & Co., Ltd. of Osaka, Japan. The company used to export insecticides as far away as Spain in the early 1900s. Katol is one of the few Japanese words that have entered Filipino vocabulary, although most do not know of its origin.
A katol is usually dark green in color. It is often burned at night and sometimes is strong enough that you don't need a mosquito net over the bed. A popular brand in recent years is Elephant.
The company Baygon also manufactures katol in the Philippines. Here is a commercial for Dragon Katol.
The Tagalog word for 'mosquito' is lamok.