ASAPRAN
This word is from the Spanish azafrán. a·sa·prán asapránsaffron scientific name: Crocus sativus MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG asaprán: haláman na crocus na may mga bulaklak na kulay lila asaprán: kulay...
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pu·lan·dít pulandít The sound of water or other liquid abruptly coming out of a small hole. Slang for “ejaculation.” KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pulandít: pagtilapon nang bigla ng tubig at iba pang likido...
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bar·da·gól bardagólgigantic spelling variation: bardagul KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG bardagól: dambuhalà * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This word is from the Spanish mirra. míra myrrh ginto, kamanyáng at mira gold, frankincense and myrrh MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG míra: dagtâ na may aromatikong amoy at mula sa isang uri ng palumpong...
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Humble request for permission. pú·hon púhon This is an obscure word by itself, though it seems to be the root of the more widely used puhunan. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG púhon: paghingi ng paumanhin nang...
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Ano ang Soneto? soneto sonnet (poem of 14 lines) Ito’y tulang liriko na binubuo ng labing-apat (14) na taludturan na hinggil sa damdamin at kaisipan. Ito’y nakikilala sa matinding kaisahan ng sukat...
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ha·wíg hawig similar, alike, akin kahawig to be similar, alike Magkahawig kayong dalawa. You two are similar. Ang Hawig Bilang Anyo ng Lagom Ang hawig (paraphrase) ay malayang pagpapahayag ng mga...
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This is an old, very obscure word. ka·lú·ban kalúban scabbard, sheath kalúban vagina (figuratively) Few people would understand this term in everyday conversation. Ano yung kaluban? Mygad 😂 — ciao...
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ka·las·kás kalaskásfishing net kalaskássound of metal against metal Noise associated with a sword being taken out of its sheath or scabbard. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kalaskás: uri ng lambat kalaskás:...
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This word used to be associated with whales. dambuhala something gigantic dambuhalang pigsa gigantic boil The now more common word for ‘whale’ is the Spanish-derived balyena. The word for ‘giant’ is...
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spelling variation: kontrobersyal kon·tro·ber·si·yál controversial kontrobérsiyá controversy spelling variation: kontrobersya MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kontrobersiyál: hinggil sa kontrobersiya...
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This word has two different meanings. ka·wág kawágreverberation of voice kawágwave, wag KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kawág: alingawngaw ng boses MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kawág: igalaw ang mga bisig at paa,...
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This word is from the Spanish pavo (meaning: turkey). pábo turkey mga pábo turkeys Ito ay isang malaking ibong Amerikano. This is a large American bird. Kinakain ang pabo sa Araw ng Pasasalamat. Turkey...
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Ika-labing-isang buwan ng taon. Eleventh month of the year. Nob·yém·bre November buwan ng Nobyembre month of November ang unang araw ng Nobyembre the first day of November sa unang araw ng Nobyembre on...
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This is a Filipino slang word that can mean different things in different contexts. from the Spanish descarte (descartar means to discard) diskarte one’s effective way of doing things diskarte mojo or...
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One of the most basic Tagalog words to learn! salámat thanks When addressing an older person, add po at the end. Salámat po. Thank you. (formal) Maraming salámat. Many thanks. / Thank you very much....
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from the Spanish pera (meaning: pear) pé·ras🍐 peras pear Note that in Tagalog, even the singular form has an ‘s’ at the end of the word. This is the case with many Spanish nouns that entered the...
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This word is from the Spanish language. ba·su·ré·ro basurérogarbageman mga basurérogarbagemen mga basurérogarbage collectors In the Philippines, a basurero is a refuse collector or garbage collector....
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