SUMAN
Suman [soo-mahn] is a slender-shaped Filipino rice cake steamed inside banana or palm leaves. The main ingredient of most kinds of suman is the glutinous rice malagkit, which is cooked with gata...
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tapa: jerked meat tapá: smoked, cured (meat) Also see: tapsilog, tinapa tápahan: smokehouse, kiln MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG daing, tuyong karne; tinapa, ihaw, darang; isdang pinausukan * Visit us here...
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This word is from the Spanish vacación. ba·kas·yón vacation tatlong araw ng bakasyon three days of vacation Tapos na ang bakasyon. Vacation is over. Huling araw ng bakasyon. Last day of vacation....
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Singkahulugan sa Tagalog: supling (offspring) anák child Make sure to differentiate the word anák from the word bata, which is also translated into English as ‘child’. anak someone’s offspring batà any...
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sampagita / sampaguita Arabian jasmine (flower) sampak / sampaga jasmine flower Also known in the Philippines as kampupot and hasmin. scientific name: Jasminum sambac Ano ang pambansang bulaklak ng...
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This word is from the Spanish recargo. re·kár·go rekárgosurcharge rekárgoextra charge Additional interest on unpaid debt. Sinong sasagot sa rekargong iyan?Who will take responsibility for that...
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This word is from the Spanish pelotón (meaning: squad, crowd, pack, bunch). pulutóng platoon pulutóng group MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pulutóng: pangkat, kawan, lipon, maraming taong sama-sama, barkada,...
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root word: dalitâ (meaning: extreme poverty) marálitâ indigent ang mga marálitâ the extremely poor Lumolobo ang bilang ng mga marálitâ sa Pilipinas. The number of the extremely poor in the Philippines...
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ma·bú·hay Mabúhay! “Come alive!” As an exclamation, the Tagalog word Mabúhay is used akin to the Japanese Banzai, the Spanish ¡Viva! or the French Vive! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! Long live the...
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bun·sô bunsô youngest child in the family bunsô youngest child in the group ang aking bunsô my youngest child pinakabunso the very youngest Sino ang bunsô? Who’s the youngest? ang kanilang bunsong anak...
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This Filipino word is derived from the Fookien Chinese ko-a (“eldest brother”). kú·ya older brother ang kuya ko my older brother ang aking kuya my older brother ang kuya mo your older brother ang iyong...
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This Filipino word is from the Fookien Chinese a-tsì (“eldest sister”). áte older sister ang áte ko my older sister ang aking áte my older sister ang áte mo your older sister ang iyong áte your older...
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Possible root words: kain (to eat) + kanin (rice) Ka·ka·nín are Filipino delicacies whose main ingredients are usually rice or root crops. Examples of popular kakanin: puto, kutsinta, suman, kalamay,...
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Ito ay isang uri ng kakanin. puto Filipino rice muffin Puto is the classic steamed Filipino rice-cake shaped like an American muffin. Its texture is spongy and slightly fluffy. Puto is traditionally...
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root word: gílas magilas gallant, valiant magilas boldly dashing mga binatang magigilas young men who are gallant kagilas-gilas very gallant, dashing pagpapakitang-gilas a demonstration of gallantry...
View ArticleNAMAMANGLAW
root word: pangláw namamanglaw lonely This word is more often found in literary works. The synonym nalulungkot (being sad) is what’s current. MGA HALIMBAWA NG PAGGAMIT USAGE EXAMPLES Ngayong...
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matitigib ti·gíb overflowing ti·gíb loaded MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tigíb: punông-punô tigíb: puno, apaw, lipos, puspos tigíb: labis na sakay o kargada tigíb: tigmak natigib: napuno, umapaw Kasalukuyan...
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This is from the Spanish word guapo. guwapo / gwapo guwapong lalaki handsome man Guwapo ba ako? Am I handsome? Ang guwapo mo! You’re handsome! Ang guwapo mo talaga. You’re really so handsome. Ang...
View ArticleMALUNGGAY
What is Malunggay in English? A widely grown plant in the Philippines, malunggay is a plant with the scientific name Moringa oleifera. It is simply called “moringa” by English speakers. ma·lung·gáy...
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This word is from the Spanish venta (meaning: “sale”). benta sell naibenta was able to sell mabenta very marketable (is selling a lot) Mabenta ang pula. The red one is flying off the shelves. Mabenta...
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