kis·lót: jerk, twitch kislót: muscular quivering in the flesh of newly slaughtered animals MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kislót: paggalaw ng mga hibla ng lamán, lalo na sa mga bagong katay na hayop kumislót, mangislót, nagpapakislot makislot na buhay Napakislot si Mando sa pagkakahiga. Makislot ang kaniyang guniguni, napakakislot. Nabanggit ko na makislot nga ako subalit … Continue "KISLOT"
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This is a Filipino slang word. kí·kay a vain girl kikay used to describe a girl who likes fixing herself up and being cute kikay kit vanity kit containing a hand mirror, comb or brush, lip gloss, etc. Quite oddly, particularly to Filipinos, this word was formally added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in … Continue "KIKAY"
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du·ngô dungô timid MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG dungô: mahiyain dahil kulang ng tiwala sa sariling kakayahan dungô: idaong ang barko dunguín, idungô, magdungô
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This is a crude, very vulgar native Tagalog word for the sex act. kan·tót magkantot to fuck Nahuli silang nagkakantutan. They were caught fucking. pakantot, makakantot, makantot For most casual situations and conversation, Filipinos will simply use the English-derived seks, which is less visceral because it’s from a foreign language. Other native Tagalog words for … Continue "KANTOT"
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This word is from the Spanish language. pata: binti ng hayop (leg of animal) There’s a popular Filipino dish called “crispy pata,” which is pigs’ hocks that are boiled and then deep-fried. Unrelated to the above, and more obscure: patâ: fatigued, exhausted pagod, lata, panlalambot, pagal; hingal, lawit ang dila sa hirap KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG … Continue "PATA"
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from the Spanish habichuelas, meaning “beans” Dictionaries list abitswelas as “kidney beans” (the red beans) but you can also find it on the labels of bottles / jars of white beans that are manufactured in the Philippines for export as an ingredient of halo-halo. Spelling variation: bitsuelas, bitswelas A less common Filipino translation for “beans” … Continue "ABITSWELAS"
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Bounce back. Disorderly. Messy. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG balándra: nakapahalang o wala sa wastong ayos ang pagkakalagay Balandra sa pagsasalita. balandra: talbog, pagtalbog na pabalik naibalandra
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gasp from sudden fear napahindik gasped from sudden fear spelling variations: napahindig, hindig, naghihinindig, kahindikhindik MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hindik: patuloy at mahirap na paghinga, paghihingalo hindik: huling paghinga o singhap ng isang namamatay kahindik-hindik: nakakatakot, kagulat-gulat, malagim, kagikla-gikla, kagimbal-gimbal
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root word: saway (prohibition, restraint, reprimand) pasaway uncontrollable, contrarian, hardheaded, stubborn pasaway pest, having a mind of one’s own pasaway someone who behaves in such a way as to merit a reprimand pasaway someone who mischievously insists on behaving contrary to what is expected in a situation, almost as if purposely baiting to be told not … Continue "PASAWAY"
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This is a very obscure word that can be found in a Tagalog English dictionary published in the year 1904. dungol: blow with the fist MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG dungol: suntok, malakas na pagdapo ng kamao dinudungol: tinatamaan Dinungol-dungol… Sa mga Bisaya, ang ibig sabihin ng dungol ay ungas o pasaway (hindi nakikinig, matigas ang … Continue "DUNGOL"
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root word: balisa pagkabalisafeeling of distress kabalisaan MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pagkabalísa: pakiramdam na hindi mapalagay at kinakabahan; karaniwang dahil sa isang nalalapit na pangyayari o hindi matiyak na kahihinatnan pagkabalísa: pagmamadali na may magulong iniisip balísa: lunggating gawin ang isang bagay dahil sa pakiramdam na hindi mapalagay at kinakabahan balísa: isang pinsala sa nerbiyos … Continue "PAGKABALISA"
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This is a transliteration of the Spanish frijoles because there’s no native Tagalog word for beans as a food category that Westerners know. prihóles beans You can see this word in a few old Tagalog-language cookbooks. Paano Ang Pagluto Sa Priholes? Heto ang isang paraan. Mga Sangkap: 1 tasang kamatis, ginayat 2 gayat na sibuyas … Continue "PRIHOLES"
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from Spanish, has at least two meanings abono money paid as reimbursement abono advance payment abonado to have incurred a business loss abono fertilizer, compost abonado fertilized Pupunta ako sa bukid para mag-abono. I’m going to the field to appy fertilizer. Walang pambili ng abono at pamatay ng kulisap. Nothing with which to buy fertilizer … Continue "ABONO"
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This is not a common word in conversation. sanghaya dignity, rank, honor Kailangan ng bulaklak ang sanghaya ng lupa. The flower needs the soil to dignify it. Upang ang sanghaya’y mapanatili… So that dignity can be maintained… The more common Filipino word for ‘dignity’ is the Spanish-derived dignidad. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sanghayá: dangál dangál: … Continue "SANGHAYA"
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This is from the Spanish word filibustero, meaning “freebooter” or “pirate.” In the Philippines, the word pílibustéro is understood in the context of the title of a famous novel by national hero Jose Rizal. The book, written in Spanish, is called El Filibusterismo, which can be literally translated into English as The Filibustering. (For the … Continue "PILIBUSTERO"
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This word is from the Spanish chica (“young woman”). nakikitsika chatting nakikitsika shooting the breeze common variations: tsikahan, chikahan, nakikipagtsikahan, nakikipagchikahan A tsikadora or chikadora is a girl who is always engaged in shallow conversation. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tsika: batang babae tsika: hindi seryosong usapan o pagbobolahan
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manghâ: amazement, astonishment mamanghâ: to be in awe, astonished or flummoxed kamanghá-manghâ: very astonishing, bewildering Nakamamangha ang nangyari. What happened was astonishing. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG manghâ: malakíng gúlat o anumang pagdudulot ng gúlat o taká napamangha
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The Spanish word torete refers to a young bull. These days, in the Philippines, however, the word torete is a slang word that means being head over heels or crazy in love with someone. Torete ako sa iyo! I’m crazy about you! Torete is the title of a song by Moira Dela Torre that’s the … Continue "TORETE"
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root word: kulit makulít importunate, pesky makulít: persistent to the point of annoyance makulít : used to describe someone who nags in a childish way makulít na bata a child who keeps bothering you with the same thing over and over again makukulit na bata pesky kids Makulit ka. You’re a childish nag. If someone … Continue "MAKULIT"
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root word: hulog ka·hu·lu·gán meaning, significance kawalang-kahulugan “absence of meaning” = meaninglessness Ano ang kahulugan nito? What does this mean? Ano ang ibig sabihin nito? What does this mean? Puno ng maling mga kahulugan. Full of wrong meanings / definitions. magkakasingkahulugan things that are of the same meaning makahulugán meaningful mangahulugan to mean kasingkahulugan synonymous … Continue "KAHULUGAN"
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