SUMPAK
sumpak: an improvised firearm sumpak: a fire piston (device used to kindle a fire) Sumpak are home-made weapons that are considered illicit firearms in the Philippines. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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from the Spanish Pascua Paskó Christmas namamasko Christmas-ing namamasko wassailing pamaskó Christmas gift Paskong tuyo is a “dry” Christmas without any gifts. It is an impoverished Christmas when...
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This is from the Spanish word sábado. Sabado Saturday ngayong Sabado this Saturday sa Sabadong ito on this Saturday tuwing Sabado every Saturday nitong nakaraang Sabado ng gabi this past Saturday night...
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from the Spanish tono tone tono tune, pitch maling tono wrong pitch kahit sa tonong kumbersasyonal even in a conversational tone tinotono is tuning tono: himig, hagkis ng pananalita * Visit us here at...
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More commonly spelled as jologs, in keeping with the pretentiousness. In traditional Tagalog orthography, the spelling is dyologs. In fact, the origin of the term is likely from the combination of the...
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from the Spanish libró book mga libró books limang libró five books Kailangan ba ng libró? Is a book needed? Bumili ka ng libro. Buy a book. Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas The Favorite Book of Judas...
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timbóg: splashing while swimming timbóg: dyeing with indigo timbóg: caught, arrested timbog: pilansik ng tubig sa paglangoy timbog: pagawaan ng pangkulay timbog: tabsak, tabsik timbog: tayuman timbog:...
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Slang derived from the English word “abnormal” abnoy freak abnoy eccentric abnoy oddly behaving abnoy crazy, mentally unstable Abnoy is also the slang name for a Philippine street food that is like a...
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halamang kinakain ng mga kabayo, kalabaw, baka, kambing, atb.; sakate damó grass damo marijuana (slang) magdamo to weed out grass mag-damo to smoke marijuana madamo grassy gunting pandamo grass...
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root word: ligsa, meaning ‘evacuation’ paligsahan contest, competition paligsahan sa pag-awit singing contest paligsahan sa pagkanta singing contest paligsahan sa pagsayaw dance contest paligsahan sa...
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bawat isa sa sangkatauhan tao person Ikaw ay mabuting tao. You are a good person. Tao po. “Person here.” = Knock, knock mga tao people taong marupok fragile person mga taong may damdamin people with...
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pagkuha ng isang bagay na walang pahintulot ng may-ari; kupit, dukot, samantala nakaw stolen item nakaw na halik stolen kiss mga nakaw na sandali stolen moments magnakaw to steal magnanakaw thief...
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aploso; tunog na nakalilikha sa pagpagapak ng dalawang kamay bilang tanda ng paghanga o papuri palakpak applause, clap Ang lakas ng palakpakan. The applause is loud. Huwag kang pumalakpak. Don’t you...
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This Tagalog word is an interjection. Oy! Hey! It is often used to casually call someone’s attention or to call attention to something. Spelling variations: Hoy! Hey! Uy! Hey! Uy, sino ‘to? Hey, who’s...
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This is likely influenced by the Spanish word domingo. The Malay word is minggu, from the Portuguese domingo. The word linggo can mean ‘Sunday’ or ‘week.’ (To compare, the Spanish word for ‘week’ is...
View ArticleAGUINALDO (AGINALDO)
from the Spanish aguinaldo, meaning a Christmas bonus Aginaldo is a Christmas gift, usually money in the form of fresh peso bills in envelopes. Filipino children visit their older relatives during...
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root word: nakaw magnanakaw thief Magnanakaw ka. You are a thief. Ikaw ay magnanakaw. You are a thief. Ikaw ang magnanakaw You’re the one who’s the thief. Isa kang magnanakaw. You are a thief. Mga...
View ArticleKULITI
butlig sa gilid ng mata, guliti kuliti sty in the eye May kuliti ang lalake sa mata. The man has a sty in the eye. A kuliti looks like a pimple on the eye. Filipinos consider it very disgusting. This...
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pagsingaw ng nakasusuklam o nakapandidiring amoy; baho, alisangsang alingasaw odor, funky smell umaalingasaw reeking amoy smell bantot foul odor mabaho stinky KASABIHAN Walang bulok na hindi...
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May pakpák ang balita, may tainga ang lupà. pakpak wing pakpak ng ibon bird’s wing pakpak ng paruparo butterfly wings Dugo sa Pakpak ng Angel Blood on Angel’s Wing (movie) Hinabing Pakpak ng Ating Mga...
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