BALWARTE
This word is from the Spanish baluarte. bal·wár·te balwártebastion balwártestronghold balwárteng pulitikalpolitical stronghold balwártebailiwick Bailiwick may refer to a person’s specific area of...
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This is a conjunction. nang when, so that Nagulat ako nang nakita ko sila. I was shocked when I saw them. Kumain ka, nang (sa ganoon ay) hindi ka magutom. Eat, so that you won’t go hungry. The word...
View ArticleDEKOLONISASYON
The Spanish word is descolonización. dekolonisasyon decolonization Decolonization is the undoing of colonialism. Colonialism is a practice or policy of control by one people or power over other people...
View ArticlePINANGKO
This is no longer a commonly used word. pangkó armful pinangkocarried in one’s arms In the Cebuano language, pinangko means knotted hair, topknot, or hair tied up in a bun. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
View ArticleMAHADERA
This word is from the Spanish majadera, a domineering woman. It can mean dull, foolish, doltish, or silly. ma·ha·dé·ra talkative, noisy mahadera audacious, presumptuous A mahadera can be a woman who...
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The Tagalog word po is added to sentences in order to show respect to older people. Salamat. Thanks. Salamat po. Thank you. Tuloy ka. Enter. Tuloy po kayo. Please come in. Ako. Me. Ako po. Me, sir. Oo....
View ArticleDIPTONGGO
This Filipino word is from the Spanish diptongo. diptonggo diphthong Ang mga diptonggo ng Filipino ay iw, iy, ey, ay, aw, oy at uy. Ito ay tumutukoy sa pinagsamang tunog ng isang patinig (a,e,i,o,u)...
View ArticlePRINSESA
This word is from the Spanish princesa. prinsesa princess mga prinsesa princesses isang magandang prinsesa a beautiful princess Ikaw ang aking prinsesa. You are my princess. Gusto mo bang maging...
View ArticleGARAPON
This word is from the Spanish garrafón. ga·ra·pón jar, large jar mga garapon jars isang garapon ng mani a jar of peanuts walang laman na garapon empty jar Walang laman ang garapon. The jar has no...
View ArticleTIKATIK
This is such a nice and usefully descriptive Tagalog word that is rarely heard these days. tikatík: light but continuous (rain) MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tikatik: mahaba at matagal na pagbagsak ng ulan...
View ArticleDAMBUHALA
This word used to be associated with whales. dambuhala something gigantic dambuhalang pigsa gigantic boil The now more common word for ‘whale’ is the Spanish-derived balyena. The word for ‘giant’ is...
View ArticleINOSENTE
This word is from the Spanish inocente. inosénte innocent mga inosénteng bata innocent children painosente pretending to be innocent Araw Ng Mga Inosénte Day of Innocents Feast of the Holy Innocents,...
View ArticleKATUWANG
root word: tuwang katuwáng partner mga katuwáng partners KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG katuwáng: katúlong; kasáma sa paggawâ ng isang bagay Bilang mga katuwang sa gawain ng Dios, nakikiusap kami sa inyo na...
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binaligtad na guwapo Pogì. Handsome. Hey, pogi! Hey, good-looking! Pogi ka. You’re handsome. Ang pogi n’ya! He’s so handsome! Ang pogi n’ya talaga. He’s really so handsome. Pogi ba ako? Am I...
View ArticleREGALO 🎁
This Filipino word is from the Spanish language. re·gá·lo gift 🎁 mga regálo gifts regalong pambuhay gift for life regalong pambahay gift for the home regalong pagmamahal gift of love regalong pamasko...
View ArticleTULA
Ang tula ayon kay Samuel Taylor Coleridge ay ang mga pinakamabuting salita sa kanilang pinakamabuting kaayusan (“the best words in the best order”). The Tagalog word for ‘poetry’ is panulaan or simply...
View ArticleHALUMIGMIG
ha·lu·mig·míg halumigmíg humidity MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG halumigmíg: mainit at nakapapawis na klima halumigmíg: pagiging mamasâ-masâ ng hangin o ng isang pook * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleSAWIKAIN
root word: wika (language, something uttered) sawikain an idiom sawikain an idiomatic expression Often mistaken for the Tagalog word salawikain (proverb). Mga Halimbawa ng Sawikain Examples of Tagalog...
View ArticleMATAPOBRE
ma·tá·pob·re matápobre one who looks down on the poor matápobre snob, elitist Matápobre sila. They look down on poor people. Etymology: The average Filipino will tel you that the word matápobre is a...
View ArticleMARALITA
root word: dalitâ (meaning: extreme poverty) marálitâ indigent ang mga marálitâ the extremely poor Lumolobo ang bilang ng mga marálitâ sa Pilipinas. The number of the extremely poor in the Philippines...
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