BAGETS
root word: bagito bagets teenager, teen bagets young person The Tagalog word bagets was very popular slang in the 1980’s but is considered dated now. Another Filipino word for teenager is the...
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This word is reportedly Chinese in origin. hipag: the sister of one’s spouse hipag: sister-in-law kapatid: sibling kapatid na babae: sister asawa: spouse (husband or wife) The male equivalent of hipag...
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President Rodrigo Duterte enjoys spicing up his sentences with this word. The sense in which he uses it means more like "effeminate." * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleKARUMALAN
This is not a commonly used word. karumalan menstrual period Filipinos are more likely to use variations on the word mens or regla. Nagmemens ako. I’m having my period. Bakit nireregla ang mga babae?...
View ArticleARKIPELAGO
This is a transliteration into Tagalog of the English word. ar·ki·pé·la·go An archipelago is a group of islands. Archipelago is a geographical term. It’s a chain of islands scattered across a body of...
View ArticleDURUGISTA
root word: duróg (meaning: “lasing sa droga”) durugista drug addict mga durugista drug addicts My God, I hate drugs. — President Rodrigo Duterte Break na kami ng durugistang iyon. That drug addict and...
View ArticleERMAT
ér·mat ermat slang for ‘mother’ Nasa bahay ang ermat ko. My Mom’s at home. An ‘s’ is sometimes added to the end of the word. Sinigawan ako ni ermats. Mom yelled at me. The male counterpart is erpat....
View ArticleSENSUS
This is a transliteration into Tagalog of the English word. sensus census The Spanish-derived Filipino word is sénso. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sensus: opisyal na talâ ng populasyon na may detalye...
View ArticleTALAKAYAN
root word: talákay tá·la·ka·yán discussion pasalitang pagtatalakayanoral discussion A related Spanish-derived Filipino word is kumperénsiya. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tálakayán: pagpupulong upang...
View ArticleSIBUYAS
from the Spanish cebolla, meaning ‘onion’ sibuyas onion balat ng sibuyas onion’s skin Sibuyas tagalog is a species of wild onion having the scientific name Allium ascalonicum L. The bulbs are shallots....
View ArticleMAGTANIM
root word: tanim magtanim to plant magtanim ng puno plant a tree magtanim ng halaman plant a plant Magtanim ng puno, huwag bala. Plant trees, not bullets. magtanim ng sama ng loob to develop a grudge...
View ArticleMALARYA
This word is from the Spanish malaria. ma·lár·ya maláryamalaria Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Typical symptoms of malaria include fever,...
View ArticleHAGIS
há·gis hagis throw ihagis to throw, to cast, to toss Ihagis mo ang bola sa akin. Throw the ball to me. Ihagis ang abo sa dagat. Throw the ashes into the ocean. Hinagis ni Ana ang susi sa ilog. Ana...
View ArticlePANGIMBULO
This is not a word commonly used in modern Filipino conversation. pangimbulo envy, jealousy pangimbuluhan to envy Filipino students these days encounter this word in Florante at Laura. Pangimbulo...
View ArticleEBAK
This word is Filipino slang. é·bak poop Umebak. Pooped. Umebak ang aso sa gitna ng daan. The dog pooped in the middle of the road. Slang variations: umebs, ebs Na-eebak ako. I feel like taking a dump....
View ArticleEKSPRESYON
This word is from the Spanish expresión. éks·pres·yónexpression mga ékspresyónexpressions mga idyoma o ekspresyong idyomatikoidioms or idiomatic expressions mga halimbawa ng ekspresyong lokal examples...
View ArticleBALAT SIBUYAS
balatsibuyas balat-sibuyas onion-skinned (used to describe a sensitive person) Ano ang ibig sabihin ng balat-sibuyas? What does ‘onion-skin’ mean? mababaw ang luha “tears are shallow” = easily cries...
View ArticleSUYO
This word is reportedly Chinese in origin. su·yò affection kasuyo sweetheart isinuyo courted, wooed manunuyo suitor Kapag nagtampo, suyuin. Huwag awayin. When she throws a fit, woo her. Don’t fight...
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