pilak 1 noun English. Money, esp. a Philippine Peso, the medium of exchange of the Republic of the Philippines and consisting of 100 centavos. Example sentence: Subanen. Migela'i pilaku, kaas nda'u kesaluy seda', pia maika'. English. My money was all gone, so I couldn't buy any fish, even a little. Cultural Note. Said by some to originate with the word pilak 2, an allomorph of dilak, “throws,” because money characteristically passes from hand to hand.) Synonym. kwadeta; pisus; siin 1; selapi' In group with: sintabus