ˌsäˌmärˈlād.ē noun
( plural samar-leyte or samar-leytes )
Usage: usually capitalized S&L
Etymology: from Samar, island of the Visaya group, central Philippines + Leyte, island of the Visaya group
1.
a. : a Bisayan people inhabiting Samar and eastern Leyte, Philippines
b. : a member of such people
2. : an Austronesian language of the Samar-Leyte people that is often considered a dialect of Bisayan