FILIPINO
In the English language, the word Filipino often refers to something from or related to the Philippines. For examples: Filipino cuisine – food associated with the Philippines Filipino people – ethnic...
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Common misspelling for hagulhól. hagulgól loud weeping humagulgol loudly wept humahagulgol to be loudly weeping KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hagulhól: biglaang pag-iyak Ang hagulgol ng kapatid ay nauwi sa...
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root word: kaluluwá (meaning: soul, spirit) * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This word is from the Spanish muerto (meaning: “dead”). mul·tó ghost May multó sa bahay. There’s a ghost in the house. mga kwentong multo ghost stories Mga Kwentong Katatakutan Horror Stories...
View ArticleKALANSAY
ka·lan·sáy kalansáy skeleton parang kalansay like a skeleton kinalansay to turn into a skeleton kinalansay to strip bare kalansay ng tao human skeleton isang nagsasalitang kalansay a talking skeleton...
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This is a made-up Tagalog word for “toothpaste,” which does not have an actual equivalent in the local language. Most Filipinos simply use the English word “toothpaste” although Filipino pronunciation...
View ArticleMALUNGGAY
What is Malunggay in English? A widely grown plant in the Philippines, ma·lung·gáy is a plant with the scientific name Moringa oleifera. It is simply called “moringa” by English speakers. Moringa is a...
View ArticleNAGUPILING
root word: gupíling (meaning: light sleep) KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG gupíling: mababaw na pagtulog nagupiling: naidlip Samantalang siya nga’y nagsasalita sa akin, ako’y nagupiling sa isang mahimbing na...
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diwa, buhay; lakas ng isip; espiritu, sigla, hilagyo * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleUNDAS
This is from the old Spanish word ondras. paggalang sa patay respect for the dead = honoring the dead undás All Saint’s Day Called undras in the Batangas area. In the Philippines, November 1st is Araw...
View ArticleLIBING
li·bíng libing burial libingan grave, cemetery ilibing to bury ilibing nang buhay to bury alive ilibing sa limot to purposely forget a memory nakalibing is buried nakalibing dito is buried here...
View ArticleBUNGO
Not to be confused with bunggo. bu·ngô skull bungô ng tao human skull kalansay skeleton namatay died mga buto na bumubuo sa ulo bones that make up the head Nakita niyang sumabog ang bungo ng matandang...
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This word is from the Spanish lápida (meaning: a stone tablet). lapida gravestone mga lapida sa sementeryo gravestones at the cemetery Gawa na ang lapida mo. Your tombstone is already made. = You’re a...
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This word is from the Spanish language. pas·tà paste pastàng panlinis ng ngipin teeth-cleaning paste MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pastà: semento, amalgam, o anumang ipinapasak sa ngipin peyst, tootpeyst...
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Ito ay isang uri ng ibon. pugo quail mga pugo quails itlog ng pugo quail egg mga itlog ng pugo quail eggs Pugo na Luto a la Americana Pagkatapos na maihanda at malinis ang mga pugo, ay palolooban ng...
View ArticleDAYAGRAM
This is a transliteration into Tagalog of the English word. dá·ya·grám dáyagrámdiagram mga dáyagrámdiagrams In Spanish, the word is diagrama, which may be transliterated into Tagalog as díyagramá....
View ArticlePARLAMENTARYO
This word is from the Spanish parlamentario. pár·la·men·tár·yo párlamentáryoparliamentary KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG párlamentáryo: hinggil sa parlamento ~ parliyamentaryo párlaménto: tawag sa batasan sa...
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Common misspelling for hagulhól. hagulgól loud weeping humagulgol loudly wept humahagulgol to be loudly weeping KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hagulhól: biglaang pag-iyak Ang hagulgol ng kapatid ay nauwi sa...
View ArticlePANGANGALULUWA
root word: kaluluwá (meaning: soul, spirit) * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleSAPANTAHA
conjecture, suspicion, presumption sa·pan·ta·hà Marami ang nagsapantaha na si Kapitan Goyo ay umanib sa mga Kastila. Many assumed that Captain Goyo had allied himself with the Spaniards. MGA KAHULUGAN...
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