ANTAGONISTA
This word is from the Spanish language. antagonísta antagonist mga antagonísta antagonists MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG antagonísta: kalában kalában: kakompetensiya sa isang paligsahan, tunggalian, at...
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The Tagalog word San comes from the Spanish. It is short for santo meaning ‘saint’ and is used in front of the names of saints. San Saint San Patricio St. Patrick San Mateo St. Matthew San Roque St....
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Tis word is from the Spanish repollo. repolyo cabbage repolyong puti white cabbage puting repolyo white cabbage repolyong nilaga boiled cabbage nilagang repolyo boiled cabbage ginisang repolyo sauteed...
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root word: halò (meaning: mix) ha·lú·in halúinto mix halúing mabuti mix well Haluin mo ito.Mix this. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG Isama o ilahok ang isang bagay na iba sa loob ng isang sisidlán....
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This word is literally from the Hokkien Chinese phrase bo chia (不吃), literally meaning “don’t eat.” botcha “double-dead meat” botchang karne tainted meat botsang karne meat not fit for consumption...
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ga·yú·ma gayúma love potion, love spell, love charm gayuma allurement magayuma to be charmed Mukhang nagayuma si Pedro. Looks like Peter was put under a love spell. Ginayuma mo ba si Ana? Did you cast...
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This is from the Spanish word suerte. suwerte luck, fortune Ang suwerte mo! You’re so lucky! Ang suwerte mo naman! My, how lucky you are! suwerteng numero lucky number sinuwerte to have experienced...
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This word is from the Spanish marzo. Marso March buwan ng Marso month of March Anong meron sa Marso? What’s there in March? Anong gagawin mo sa Marso? What will you do in March? sa buwan ng Marso in...
View ArticleSITAW
sí·taw sitaw legume known as “green beans” sitaw snake beans / pole beans “Chinese long beans” When you say sitaw, the first thing that Filipinos think of are yardlong beans, then string beans. The...
View ArticleLUMUKLOK
root word: luklok lumuklok sat Si Henerál Napoleon ay lumuklok sa trono ng kaharian. General Napoleon sat on the throne of the kingdom. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lumuklok: umupo sa trono o manungkulan...
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This word is from the Spanish ensayar. en·sá·yo practice mag-ensáyo to practice en·sá·yo essay A Tagalog word was coined as a native synonym for “essay” by the Filipino poet Alejandro G. Abadilla in...
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This word is thought to be Chinese in origin. salaysay story, narration tulang pasalaysay narrative poem tagapagsalaysay narrator isalaysay to narrate, relate Isalaysay mo ang iyong buhay. Talk about...
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This Filipino word is from the Spanish language. té·ma theme tematiko thematic Ano ang tema ng Buwan ng Wika sa taong 2021? What is the theme for Filipino Language Month in 2021? A close Tagalog...
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komposisyong literarya, komposisyong pampanitikan; akda, kinatha, sinulat, likhang-akda; imbensiyon; kreasyon, lalang, likha; kuwento, piksyon kat·hâliterary composition pagkatha creation pagkatha...
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This word is from the Spanish reformación. re·por·mas·yón reformation Repormasyón Reformation (Protestant) The Protestant Reformation was a major 16th century European movement aimed initially at...
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Likely from English, perhaps “resources” or “rest” and “backup” or “wrest back” resbak retaliation resbak revenge an evil This slang Tagalog word means to gather reinforcements or back-up resources to...
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lun·dô lundôslack lundôpart hanging loose MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lundo: kalagayang mababà o malalim kaysa ibang bahagi, karaniwang sa gitna lundo: habso, lawit, luyloy Ang kanyang malikhain at...
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root word: unti kaunti small, little, some kaunti bit, small amount kakaunti small, few, very little, scant kakauntian scarcity, fewness kakaunti kaysa less than pinakakaunti minimum, least possible in...
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This word is from the Spanish abril. buwan ng Abríl month of April sa huling linggo ng Abril on the last week of April sa susunod na Abril next April Magkita tayo sa susunod na Abril. Let’s see each...
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