DINGDING
sometimes spelled dinding dingding wall, often made of wood or light material bahagi ng bahay o gusali part of a house or building ang sulat sa dingding the writing on the wall pader wall, often a...
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This is from the Spanish word Pascua (meaning: Easter). Alternate spellings in different Tagalog Bibles: Paskuwa, Paskua Páskuwá Easter, Eastertide Easter season Paskwa can refer to Passover, the...
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This is not a common word in conversation. pantás wise person pantás sage pantás scholar pantás Doctor (PhD) pantás scholarly, erudite pantás-wika linguist, philologist Dumating ang lahat ng pantas,...
View ArticleALPIL
This word is from the Spanish alfil. al·píl bishop Alpíl most often refers only to the chess piece, though most Filipinos these days no longer even recognize the Spanish-derived term and prefer to use...
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tón·sil mga tónsiltonsils Tonsil is either of two small masses of lymphoid tissue in the throat, one on each side of the root of the tongue. pamamagâ ng tónsilswelling of tonsils=tonsilitis KAHULUGAN...
View ArticleBULAK
algodon, koton bulak cotton mabulak cottony puting bulak white cotton isang pirasong bulak a piece of cotton binolang bulak cotton ball Maglagay ka ng bulak sa ilong. Put cotton up your nose. lupang...
View ArticleMUNGGO
Scientific name: Vigna radiata mung·gó mung bean Spelling variations: mongo, monggo, mungo Called balatong in other parts of the Philippines. Mongo soup is a popular Filipino dish customarily eaten on...
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lan·tóng lantóngrotten smell Stench of rotten fish or meat. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lantóng: alingasaw ng nabubulok na isda o karne lantong: baho ng bulok na isda o bagoong lantong: bilasa malantong *...
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This word is reportedly of Chinese origin. tó·toy totoy little boy Filipino men would not feel good hearing the following phrase: Mukha kang totoy. You look like a little boy. This can also be a...
View ArticleGIYANG
This is a fairly obscure Filipino word. It means “destroyed.” MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG giyang: sira, wasak, giba ginigiyang: sinisira, winawasak, ginigiba * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleATLETA
This word is from the Spanish language. at·lé·ta athlete mga atléta athletes Mga Atlétang Pinoy Filipino Athletes MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG atléta: manlalarò atléta: tao na malusog at may likás na...
View ArticleANLUWAGE
Most Filipinos now use the Spanish-derived word karpintero. anluwage carpenter lalakeng anluwage male carpenter anluwageng gumagawa ng muwebles carpenter who makes furniture A skilled worker who makes,...
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tastás: to unseam, rip off the stitches MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tastás: tanggal sa pagkakatahi tastasin: tanggalin sa pagkakatahi * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleKUNEHO
This word is from the Spanish conejo. ku·né·ho rabbit, bunny kunehong babae female rabbit mga kunehong lalaki male rabbits isang pares ng kuneho a pair of bunnies kunehong mabagal slow rabbit Ang...
View ArticleDINGDING
sometimes spelled dinding dingding wall, often made of wood or light material bahagi ng bahay o gusali part of a house or building ang sulat sa dingding the writing on the wall pader wall, often a...
View ArticlePANTAS
This is not a common word in conversation. pantás wise person pantás sage pantás scholar pantás Doctor (PhD) pantás scholarly, erudite pantás-wika linguist, philologist Dumating ang lahat ng pantas,...
View ArticleSINEKDOKE
This word is from the Spanish sinécdoque. si·nék·do·ké synecdoche A synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something or vice versa. A synecdoche...
View ArticleMABULAS
This word is not common in conversation. Mabulas can mean malusog (healthy), matipuno or maganda ang pangangatawan. Example: Mahirap kapitan ng sakit ang mga taong mabulas ang pangangatawan. A person...
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