TATAL
tá·tal tatal splinter tatal shaving tatal ng kahoy wood shavings tatal ng kahoy wood splinters Related Tagalog word: patpat MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tátal: ang bawat tapyas na patilapong naalis sa...
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root word: sandíg sandígan: something or someone you can lean on sandígan: back of a seat The Sandiganbayan (“People’s Advocate”) is a special appellate collegial court in the Philippines. MGA...
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This word entered the Philippine lexicon via the Spanish language. turbánte turban A turban is a type of headwear based on cloth winding. Featuring many variations, it is worn as customary headwear by...
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This word is from the Spanish and appears to have later been influenced in pronunciation by English. sér·mon, ser·món sermon magsermon to sermonize pagsesermon sermonizing sermon homily A homily is a...
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root word: tápang ma·tá·pang brave, courageous Ang tapang mo! You’re so brave! matapang na babae brave woman matapang na lalaki brave man Matatapang sila. They are brave. Ang kabaligtaran ng matapang...
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root word: hayag ihayag disclose, reveal, divulge ipahayag announce, proclaim, express ipinahayag announced, expressed pahayag proclamation, public announcement, declaration malabong pahayág ambiguous...
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This is a Philippine rendition of the English word. Due to the influence of the Spanish colonial era, Filipinos tend to transliterate two consecutive l’s (ll) as ly. dolyár dollar dolyáres dollars The...
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tá·pang tápang bravery, courage matapang na kape strong coffee matapang brave, courageous Ang tapang mo! You’re so brave! Ang kasalungat ng karuwagan ay katapangan. The opposite of cowardice is...
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tu·gá·tog tugátog acme, apex tugátog vertex MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tugátog: ang pinakaitaas ng isang bundok o gulod tugátog: pinakamataas na bahagi tugátog: ang pinakamataas na yugto ng pag-unlad sa...
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This word is from the Spanish glosario. glo·sár·yo glosáryoglossary A list of often difficult or specialized words with their definitions, often placed at the back of a book. mga glosáryoglossaries...
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This word has several definitions listed in standard Tagalog dictionaries. The most common meaning is with the first syllable accented — it refers to a whore, prostitute or hooker; it is also used as a...
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This word is from the Spanish arreglo. areglo: arrangement, agreement inareglo: arranged (an agreement) MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG areglo: kasunduan, pagkakasundo, pagkakaisa, pagkakayari areglo: usap,...
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This word is from the Spanish cantero. kan·té·ro kantérostonemason kantéromason pagkakanteromasonry KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kantéro: tagasaayos ng mga bagay na bató o tagapagsemento isang kanterong piyon...
View ArticlePOMPIYANG
póm·pi·yáng pompiyang cymbals instrumentong perkusyon percussion instrument simbalista cymbalist Manny Pacquiao is known for using a “pompyang” punch against Joshua Clottey in a boxing match in 2010....
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This is an obscure Tagalog word. tum·pá tumpa route, course tumpa last journey on a trip pagtumpa the act of setting out on a trip tinumpa stepped on the ground Tinumpa ang lupain ng Verona. Stepped...
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lab·sák labsák sogginess malabsak soggy, watery malabsak overripe, mushy, very soft malabsak sodden The adjective is often used to describe fruit or poorly cooked rice. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG labsák:...
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ang·kát. angkat import angkatin to import Ang Pilipinas ay umaangkat ng bigas mula sa ibang bansa. The Philippines imports rice from other countries. Kailangan ng Pilipinas na umangkat ng bigas. The...
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This word is from the Spanish Febo. Pé·bo Phoebus Phoebus (also known as Apollo) is one of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology. Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of music,...
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This word is from the Spanish expresión. éks·pres·yónexpression mga ékspresyónexpressions mga idyoma o ekspresyong idyomatikoidioms or idiomatic expressions KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG ékspresyón: pahayág...
View ArticleMASELAN
root word: sélan selan / selang: delicacy, fastidiousness, pickiness, maselan / maselang: delicate, fastidious, picky, hard to please napakaselan / napakaselang: prudish MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
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