HIYAS
This is from the Spanish word joyas. hi·yás gem, jewel mumurahing hiyas cheap trinket hiyas ng tahanan “jewel of the home” = maiden hiyas ng pagkababae “jewel of womanhood” = honor hiyas literary...
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linláng: deceit, fraud; hoax panlilinláng: deception manlilinlang: trickster, hoaxter, deceiver MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG linlang: daya, lalang, praude, panloloko, salamangka linlangin: dayain, lokohin...
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from Spanish, has at least two meanings abóno money paid as reimbursement abono advance payment abonado to have incurred a business loss abóno fertilizer, compost abonado fertilized Pupunta ako sa...
View ArticleNARRA
This word is from the Spanish language. nár·ra nárraname of tree Narra is considered the National Tree of the Philippines. The plant’s scientific name is Pterocarpus indicus. The tree’s wood is...
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The Tagalog word maarte originally meant artful or artsy. But it is now used to describe someone, especially a young woman, who can be nitpicky and by extension pretentious. It has a negative...
View ArticlePINTASERA
root word: pintás pintasera fault-finder pintasera critic, criticizer pintasera one who enjoys finding fault in others The male equivalent is pintasero. pintaserang biyenan critical parent-in-law...
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This word is from the Spanish nacionalismo. nasyónalísmo nationalism MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG nasyónalísmo: pagiging makabansa; patriyotísmo nasyónalísmo: katapatan sa interes ng bansa nasyónalísmo:...
View ArticleBALUTONG
ba·lú·tong ba·lú·tongpox balútongsmallpox bulútong-tubigchickenpox KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG balútong: bulútong bulútong: nakahahawang sakít sanhi ng bayrus na variola, lumilikha ng mga bilóg na pasâ sa...
View ArticleTUSTOS
tustós / tustusán: to support financially panustós: support, allowance, maintenance panustós: supply matustusan: to be able to spend for or subsidize financially maitustos, ipantustos, pagtutustos,...
View ArticleDAKILA
da·ki·là dakilà great, distinguished dakilà notable, illustrious Alehandro ang Dakilà Alexander the Great dakilang pintor distinguished painter dakila noble Tanga! (Dakilà naman.) Idiot! (But...
View ArticleLUMPO
Apolinario Mabini is known as Dakilang Lumpo (Noble Cripple). lumpó crippled lumpó lame KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lumpó: hindi makalakad dahil sa karamdaman o pinsala sa mga paa Tingnan mo ang lumpong si...
View ArticleWATAWAT
piraso ng telang ginagamit bílang simbolo o sagisag ng isang kapisanan, lipunan, o bansa * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleSIRKERO
This word is from the Spanish cirquero. sir·ké·ro sirkérocircus performer(male) KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sirkéra: lalaking nagtatanghal ng sirko sirkéra kung babae * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleKAPITOLYO
This word is from the Spanish capitolio. ka·pi·tól·yocapitol In the Filipino language, this can refer to the capital (most important city), as well as the capitol building. “Blue Anon” adherents...
View ArticleBUDHI
This word is from the Sanskrit language. budhî conscience budhî intuition maitim ang budhi has a “black” heart = evil MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG budhî: konsiyensiya budhî: pagloloob, kaloóban, buluntad...
View ArticlePULUTONG
This word is from the Spanish pelotón (meaning: squad, crowd, pack, bunch). pulutóng platoon pulutóng group MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pulutóng: pangkat, kawan, lipon, maraming taong sama-sama, barkada,...
View ArticleSILAHIS
This word is from the Spanish celajes, which means (ray of) sunlight. si·lá·his As a colloquialism, siláhis is also slang for describing bisexuality or a bisexual person, also known as “double blade”...
View ArticleNANGUNGULILA
root word: ulíla (meaning: being alone) mangulila to feel like an orphan ~ to yearn like an orphan nangulila yearned Ako ay nangungulila sa iyo. I am longing for you. Nangungulila ako sa iyo. I am...
View ArticleMANUGANG
ma·nú·gang manúgangchild-in-law manugang na babae daughter-in-law (wife of one’s son) manugang na lalaki son-in-law (husband of one’s daughter) naging karagdagang mga “anak” ng mga magulang dahil sa...
View ArticlePOLYETO
This is from the Spanish word folleto. pol·yé·to pamphlet polyéto brochure polyéto leaflet sa polyetong ito in this pamphlet mga polyeto flyers mga polyeto brochures mga polyetong panturista tourist...
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