WAGAS
puro, lantay, walang halo, dalisay, busilak, tunay, tapat wagás pure wagás perfect Wagás ang ating pagmamahalaan sa isa’t isa. Our love for each other is pure and perfect. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
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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...
View ArticleMABUHAY
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...
View ArticleBALAKID
balákid: obstacle, hindrance, obstruction mga balákid: obstacles, hindrances, obstructions MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG balákid: hárang balákid: anumang inilalagay sa daan upang mapigil ang pagsulong...
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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...
View ArticleARBITRARYO
This word is from the Spanish arbitrario. ar·bi·trár·yo arbitrary arbitraryong pamamaraan arbitrary method Being “arbitrary” means being based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason...
View ArticleLAGAK
This word has multiple meanings listed in standard dictionaries. lágak: money deposit lágak: bail bond lágak: mortage maglagak: to deposit maglagak: to put up bail magpalumagak: to stay indefinitely...
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This word is from the Spanish crédito. kré·di·tó credit kréditóng buwis tax credit MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kréditó: tiwalà o pagtitiwala kréditó: pagkilála at pagpapahalaga kréditó: taning na panahon...
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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...
View ArticleREKARGO
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...
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...
View ArticleYUMAO
root word: yao (meaning: leave, depart) yumao to die, pass away The word yumao is formal. The more common word for ‘to die’ is namatay. Namatay ang aso. The dog died. Yumao si Beltran kahapon. Beltran...
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This word is from the Spanish language. tár·ta·rótartar MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tártaró: cream of tartar tártaró: matigas na deposito ng laway, calcium phosphate at iba pa, na nabubuo sa mga ngipin...
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laglag, bagsak, lagpak; bayad na buwanan húlog fall, drop mahulog to fall, drop nahulog fell nahulog ang loob to have one’s “inside” fall = to develop affection for someone Nahulog ang loob ko sa...
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