KAPRITSO
This word is from the Spanish capricho. ka·prí·tso caprice, whim ka·pri·tsó·so capricious (to describe men) ka·pri·tsó·sa capricious (to describe women) makapritso whimsical, prone to capriciousness In...
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This is not such a commonly used word. Filipino students encounter it in literary texts. sakbíbi carried in a sling sakbíbi held in one’s arms (baby) mga kahulugan: meanings: tangan / tangay hold /...
View ArticleINOSENTE
This word is from the Spanish inocente. inosénte innocent mga inosénte bata innocent children painosente pretending to be innocent Araw Ng Mga Inosénte Day of Innocents Feast of the Holy Innocents,...
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The Tagalog word ewan is a conversational form of aywán. It means ‘to not know.’ Ewan! = Aywan! Dunno. = I don’t know. Ewan ko. I don’t know. Ewan ko po. I don’t know. (addressing someone older) Ewan...
View ArticleAPAW
The word ápaw involves the image of overflowing water or liquid. ápaw overflow umapaw to overflow maapawan to be flooded maapawan to be covered by overflow Muling naapawan ng galit ang kasiyahan ko...
View ArticleALITUNTUNIN
root word: tuntón tuntunin rule, principle alituntunin * guideline alituntunin bylaw, ordinance, regulation mga alituntunin ** guidelines Mga Alituntunin sa Pag-iingat at Kalinisan Code on Safety and...
View ArticlePAGHUNI
root word: húni huni hoot, tweet huni chirping sound ang paghuni ng mga ibon the chirping of birds Nagsihuni ang mga ibon. The birds tweeted. This word has also been used as a translation for the...
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sandat, bundat, maraming nakain, puno busóg full, satiated, satisfied busog na busog very full Busog ka na ba? Are you full already? Busog na ako. Ang dami kong kinain. I’m full already. I ate so much....
View ArticleMAKAMKAM
root word: kamkám (meaning: usurp, seize) Filipinos consider well-to-do people who accumulate land and money with little regard for others as “greedy” and “rapacious” (suwapang, makamkam,...
View ArticleTAMARAW
The tamaraw is a wild buffalo found on the island of Mindoro. Scientific name: Bubalus mindorensis English name: Mindoro Dwarf Buffalo The tamaraw is an endangered species of buffalo endemic to the...
View ArticleBULSA
This word is from the Spanish bolsa, which can refer to a bag, sack, purse, handbag, or a pouch in one’s clothing. bul·sá pocket makapal ang bulsá “having a thick pocket” = has a lot of money butas ang...
View ArticleTALENTO
This word is from the Spanish language. ta·lén·to talent mga talénto talents MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG talénto: talino (likás na kakayahan) talénto: natatanging kakayahan Ang kanyang puhunan ay ang...
View ArticleBUKOD
bukód: separate; apart; in addition to bukod-tangì: unique ibukod: to set apart, segregate bukúd-bukurin: to classify; separate Bukod dito… Aside from this… pamukod: conjuction MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
View ArticleNAGHINALA
root word: hinalà (meaning: suspicion) naghinalà suspected MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hinalà: pakiramdam o pag-iisip na maaaring mangyari o maaaring totoo ang isang bagay hinalà: pakiramdam o paniwala na...
View ArticleIMPERYO
This word is from the Spanish imperio. im·pér·yo empire mga impéryo empires Impéryong Romano Roman Empire Paano nagiging imperyo ang isang maliit na pangkat lamang? How does a small group become an...
View ArticlePANAWAGAN
root word: tawag (call) panawagan appeal panawagang gumising at bumangon a call to awake and rise isang panawagang ipagpatuloy ang laban an appeal to continue the fight panawagang-dalangin invocation...
View ArticleRESIBO
This word is from the Spanish recibo. re·sí·bo receipt mga resíbo receipts Kailangan ko ng resíbo. I need a receipt. Kailangan ko ang mga resíbo. I need the receipts. Kumuha ka ng resíbo. Get a...
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This is a Tagalog transliteration of the English word “escalator” (moving staircase). eskaleytor escalator Sumakay tayo ng eskaleytor. Let’s ride the escalator. Hindi gumagana ang eskaleytor. The...
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The only common usage of this Tagalog word is in the phrase hanging habágat. habagat (timog kanluran) southwest hanging habagat west or southwest wind habagatan west hinahabagat with the west wind...
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