PINANSIYA
This word is from the Spanish financia. pi·nán·si·yá pinánsiyáfinance KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pinánsiyá: pananalapi pananalapî: pamamahala sa malakíng halaga ng salapi, lalo na sa pamamagitan ng...
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bu·lú·tong bulutong smallpox bulutong-tubig chickenpox bulutong-baka cowpox paltos blister nakahahawang sakit contagious disease isang nakakahawang sakit a contagious disease MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
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There is a very popular Christmas holiday treat in the Philippines called puto bumbóng, which is purple rice cooked inside bamboo tubes. bumbóng bamboo tube non-standard spelling variation: bombong MGA...
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ba·ti·ngáw batingáw large bell batingawan belfry; bell-tower KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG batingaw: malaking kampana Mapanganib ang tumugtog ng batingaw kapag umuunos. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleALYANSA
This word is from the Spanish alianza. al·yán·sa alyánsa alliance mga alyánsa alliances alyánsang binubuo ng Pilipinas at Tsina alliance comprising the Philippines and China Alyansa ng Manggagawang...
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This is from the Spanish word artillero. ar·til·yé·ro gunner, gunman artillery man The female equivalent is artilyera, from artillera. Gunners or artillerymen (artillery persons/people, artillery...
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namayani: predominated, prevailed over others namayani: emerged as the strongest or dominant element MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG namayani: nangibabaw Namayani ang kabutihan laban sa kasamaan. Good...
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This word is from the Spanish language. sepúlturéro gravedigger non-standard spelling variant: sipulturero MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sepulturero: tagahukay ng puntod para sa ililibing, karaniwang...
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Araw ng Paggunita (Memorial Day / Remembrance Day) * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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ta·gum·páy tagumpáy victory, success magtagumpay to succeed matagumpay successful Dalawang Mukha ng Tagumpáy Two Faces of Triumph tagumpáy ng katotohanan triumph of truth Dapat mong mapagtagumpayan ang...
View ArticlePAGTATAPOS
root word: tápos pag·ta·ta·pós pagtatapósending pagtatapósconcluding pagtatapósgraduation pagtatapósexpiration Maligayang Pagtatapos!Happy Graduation! MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pagtatapós: huling yugto...
View ArticleKASARINLAN
root: sarili (meaning: self) The word kalayaan literally means “freedom,” while kasarinlan is a more apt translation for “independence,” yet history, government proclamations, and popular usage have...
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The Tagalog word amá is more formal than tatay. a·má father ama-amahan foster father Ama Namin Our Father (The Lord’s Prayer) ang aking amá my father Ikaw ang aking amá. You are my father. Sino ang...
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This word is from the Spanish language. mo·né·da monédafinance MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG monéda: pananalapî pananalapî: pamamahala sa malakíng halaga ng salapi, lalo na sa pamamagitan ng pamahalaan,...
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a·tím atímtolerance Not a commonly seen word. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG atím: tiís atimin: tiisin maatim: matiis maaatim: matitiis * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleMADAWAG
root word: dáwag madawag thorny madawag like a thicket madawag: densely grown with tall grasses or vines MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG madawag: matinik, masukal dawágan: pook na makapal at matataas ang damo...
View ArticleTAMPIPI
This is the Filipino equivalent of what Americans refer to as a “Mexican suitcase” except that a tampipi is traditionally made of bamboo material. Before the Spaniards popularized the maleta (suitcase...
View ArticleALPOMBRA
This word is from the Spanish alfombra. al·póm·bra rug, carpet The older generation is still very familiar with this word. Young Filipinos simply use the English words. Saan mo binili ‘yang karpet mo?...
View ArticleSUSOG
sú·sog súsogamendment enmiyenda KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG súsog: pagbabago, dagdag sa isang mungkahi pagsusog: maliit na pagbago sa isang teksto pagsusúsog: maliit na pagbabago sa isang dokumento súsog:...
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Not a word you can find in standard Filipino dictionaries. stariraysnob This is a slang word whose etymological origin is the English “star.” It means “pretentiously behaving like a star” (a celebrity...
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