PINTAKASI

The Tagalog word pintakasi used to refer to someone who mediates. The meaning has now evolved and taken on two new definitions in contemporary usage. 



pintakasi
a patron saint
someone who mediates or negotiates on your behalf
(a patron saint is said to intercede or plead your case to God)


pintakasi
a cockfighting derby



The relationship between the two words is that a fiesta is usually celebrated to honor a patron saint, and cockfighting is one of the activities during a fiesta celebration.


sabong
cockfighting


patron
patron, patron saint


mga pintakasing santo
patron saints