LABA
This word is from the Spanish lavar. labá laundry maglabá to wash clothes Labahan mo ito. Launder this. labada laundry paglalaba ng peramoney laundering MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG labá: paglilinis ng...
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the 25th letter in the modern Filipino alphabet The English letter “W” can be transliterated into Tagalog as dó·bol·yú. W (w) can be an abbreviation for terms such as west, watt, or work (physics). The...
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This word is from the Spanish tesauro. tesawro thesaurus A thesaurus is a book that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts. A dictionary focuses on definitions of a word, while a...
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The Tagalog word ang is often translated as ‘the’ but it does not always have an English translation. ang bituin the star ang kabayo the horse ang mga dokumento the documents ang gusto ko what I want...
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This word is from the Spanish ciprés. sipres cypress punong sipre cypress tree ang mga dahon ng sipres the leaves of the cypress kahoy ng sipres cypress wood gaya ng higera at sipres like the fig and...
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root word: gulanít gula-gulanit torn into rags gula-gulanit threadbare gula-gulanit in tatters gula-gulanit tattered sometimes misspelled without a hyphen as gulagulanit MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
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labis: surplus, extra, excess labis: excessive, too much labis: leftover labis (adverb): greatly, deeply, intensely Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal Why I Love You Too Much kalabisan: surplus; redundancy...
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Most Filipinos now use the Spanish-derived word karpintero. anluwage carpenter lalakeng anluwage male carpenter anluwageng gumagawa ng muwebles carpenter who makes furniture A skilled worker who makes,...
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This word is from the Spanish sacrificio. sak·ri·pís·yosacrifice spelling variation: sakripisiyo MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sakripísyo: pagsusukò ng isang bagay na mahalaga para sa isang bagay na higit...
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root word: sunod (meaning: follow) su·núd-su·nú·ran sunúd-sunúranfollower, flunky KWF-preferred spelling: sunód-sunúran MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sunód-sunúran: palagiang umaayon o tumatalima sa nais o...
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This word is from the Spanish posta or apuesto. pus·tá bet, wager Heto ang pusta ko. Here’s my bet/wager. Pusta ko: tatlong piso. My wager: three pesos. Pusta ko, mananalo ka. My bet is that you’ll...
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The English word can be transliterated into Tagalog as . ka·sí·no kasínocasíno KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kasíno: gusali o silid sugalan * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This word is ultimately from the French. The Spanish translation is cabaré. ká·ba·rét kábarétcabaret The Filipino pronunciation likely came from a visual transliteration of the English word. Cabaret is...
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This word is from the Spanish jugar. su·gá·lan sugálan gambling den KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sugálan: pook na pinagsusugalan * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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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...
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root word: sípag (meaning: diligence) ma·sí·pag hardworking ma·sí·pag industrious Masipag ang bata. The child is hardworking. Ang sipag mo! You’re so hardworking! Masisipag na bata ang mga kapatid ko....
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This is a transliteration into Tagalog of the English word. laket locket A locket is a small ornamental case, typically made of gold or silver, worn around a person’s neck on a chain and used to hold...
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root word: búway mabuwáyunstable mabuwáyweak, unsteady Mabuway ang kalagayan ng kapayapaang pandaigdig. The state of world peace is fragile. * Not to be confused with mabuhay. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
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bu·hóng buhóng wicked This isn’t such a commonly used word. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG buhóng: masamâ ang pag-iisip at gawain; walang moralidad buhóng: kontrabida (tao na masamâ) * Visit us here at...
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ú·bod úbod core, pith, pulp úbod palm hearts úbod gist, center úbod ng tapang epitome of courage úbod ng ganda epitome of beauty úbod ng pangit extremely ugly MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG ubod: sentro,...
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