PIYANSA
This is from the Spanish word fianza. piyansa: bail piyansang salapî: bail money mapipiyansahan: bailable, can be bailed In Los Angeles County, the usual bail amount for attempted murder charges is...
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This word is from the Spanish justicia. hus·tís·ya justice hustísya poetika poetic justice hustisyang bulag blind justice MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hustísya: katarúngan hustísya: wastong pag-iral ng...
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root word: tuto matuto to learn Gusto kong matuto. I want to learn. I’d like to learn. Gusto kong matutong mag-gitara. I want to learn how to play the guitar. I’d like to learn to how to play the...
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gá·mas Uprooting grass. Weeding. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG gámas: pag-aalis ng damo sa paligid ng halaman bilang isang uri ng paglilinang gámas: pagpútol o pagbúnot ng damo sa paligid ng tanim gamásin,...
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mapangamkam, maimbot, sakim, ganid ga·há·man Filipino slang for ‘greedy’ mga pulitikong gahaman politicians who are greedy A standard Tagalog word for ‘greedy’ is sakim, as in selfish. One who is...
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root word: dambóng pan·da·ram·bóng pandarambónglooting Looting is the act of stealing goods or property during times of civil unrest, disaster, or war. It typically occurs in the context of a general...
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This word is from the Spanish language. a·sál·to asáltosurprise party asáltoassault MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG 1. Sorpresang sálusálo o despedída. 2. Biglang paglusob o pagsalakay. Alam niyang may...
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ku·rá·kot kurakot stealing, embezzlement nangurakot stole (esp. as a government official) kurakoy a corrupt person, embezzler MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kurákot: lihim na pagkuha dahil ipinagbabawal...
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This word is from the Spanish buzo (meaning: diver). Colloquially in the Philippines, bóso refers to voyeurism, which is how a person gets pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, from secretly watching...
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This word is from the Spanish calabozo. kalabóso prison / jail KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kalabóso: bilangguan bilibid, kulungan, piitan Gusali, silid, o anumang lugar na pinagkukulungan. * Visit us here at...
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This is a non-standard spelling variation for the idiomatic phrase Mukhang pera. Possible translations: mukampera money-face mukhampera face of money mukhangpera “looks like money” It refers to being...
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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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This word is from the Spanish cuaderno. kuwaderno notebook isang simpleng kuwadernoa simple notebook mga kuwaderno notebooks limang kuwaderno five notebooks Sa maliit na kuwadernong ito… In this small...
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The Tagalog word mahal as a noun means ‘love’ but as an adjective it means ‘expensive’ or ‘costly’ or ‘dear.’ mahál, n love mahál, adj expensive Also see tagaloglang.com/love Mahal kita. I love you....
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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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This is the Tagalog transliteration of an English word. suwipstik sweepstake suwipistek sweepstake suwipistik sweepstake mga nagtitinda ng tiket ng suwipistek sellers of lottery tickets Kahimanawari’y...
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itay, ama, atang, tata tatay dad, daddy ang tatay ko my Dad ang aking tatay my Dad Sinong tatay mo? Who’s your daddy? Ako ba ang tatay mo? Am I your Daddy? This word is shortened to Tay when...
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This word is from the Spanish sentencia. sentensiya sentence (in the punishment sense) sinentensiyahan was sentenced sinentensiyahan ng kamatayan was given the death sentence spelling variations:...
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