PUNTOD
puntód: mound; tomb puntód: tee in golf puntód: sandbank ginagawang hanapbuhay ang paglilinis ng mga puntod making a living out of cleaning up tombs MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG puntód: libingan, mataas na...
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root word: kúlam mang·ku·kú·lam witch mangkukúlam sorcerer Non-standard spellings: mangcocolam, mancocolam The Spanish-derived word for “witch” is bruha. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG mangkukúlam: tao na...
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táwas alum Alum refers to a chemical compound whose name is often given as potassium aluminum sulfate. It is a crystalline substance that can be colorless or white. Filipinos use táwas in doing laundry...
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tagay a toast in drinking tagay a drinking session tagayán wineglass Filipino Culture’s Drinking Norms, as enumerated by Mikey Bustos: 1. The first shot goes to the demon. Throw the liquor towards a...
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This word may have been from the Spanish barajar (meaning: to shuffle). balasashuffling (of playing cards) Binalasa ko ang mga baraha. I shuffled the cards. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG balasa: pagsuksok...
View ArticleBANOY
This is a very obscure Tagalog word. bánoy eagle The more common Filipino word for “eagle” in these contemporary times is the Spanish-derived ágilá. See the entry for háribón. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
View ArticlePUBLIKO
This word is from the Spanish publico. púb·li·kópublic mga publikong lugarpublic places mga pribadong lugarprivate areas serbísyo públikópublic service paglilingkód-báyanpublic service MGA KAHULUGAN SA...
View ArticleLINGKOD
ling·kód lingkod servant maglingkod to serve Ang Lingkod ng Panginoon The Servant of the Lord maglingkod sa Diyos serve God tagapaglingkod servant spelling variation: lingkór KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
View ArticleHARIBON
root words: hari ng ibon há·ri·bón “king of birds” This is a coined word. The widely used Spanish-derived term is agila. It’s the Philippine eagle whose scientific name is Pithecophaga jefferyi. The...
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scientific name: Spizaetus philippensis / Nisaetus philippensis * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleUWAK
u·wák uwak crow uwak raven pagputi ng uwak when the crow turns white = will never happen ang kalapati at uwak the dove and raven (of Noah’s ark) Ang Aso at ang Uwak ay isang halimbawa ng pabula. The...
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This can refer to several different species of birds, including the ones with the scientific name Bubulcus ibis coromandus and Egreta alba. Isang uri ng ibon na mahaba ang paa. A type of bird with long...
View ArticleKOLETO
This is the name of a bird endemic to the Philippines whose scientific name is Sarcops calvus; it is a starling species. The bird is called “coleto” in both English and Spanish. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
View ArticleKILYAWAN
scientific name: Oriolus chinensis kil·yá·wan kilyáwan oriole spelling variation: kulyáwan KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kilyáwan: ibon na malambing humuni, at may kaakit-akit na tíla gintong kulay ng pakpak at...
View ArticleSETYEMBRE
This word is from the Spanish septiembre. Set·yém·bre September ika-lima ng Setyembre fifth of September sa Setyembre in September sa buwan ng Setyembre in the month of September sa ika-apat ng...
View ArticleUTEN
spelling variation: útin úten phallus úten penis MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG úten: titì úten: organo ng laláki para sa pag-ihi at pagkarat BURÁT, BUTÒ, TITÌ Organ ng laláki na ginagamit sa pakikipagtalik...
View ArticleLAWIN
isang uri ng ibon lawin hawk lawin-lawin short-winged flying fish ang lawing lumilipad the flying hawk ang pakpak ng lawin the hawk’s wings Matayog ang lipad ng mga lawin. Hawks fly loftily. Ano ang...
View ArticleMARTINES
This word is from the Spanish martín (wading bird). mar·tí·nes martínes chestnut-cheeked starling The scientific name of this bird is Sturnus philippensis. It breeds in Japan and the Russian islands of...
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tiklíng: a dark long-legged bird after which the tinikling dance was named The tikling bird is known in English as the buff-banded rail. Its scientific name is Gallirallus philippensis. Ang tikling as...
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