HUWES
This is from the Spanish word juez. huwes judge kasal sa huwes civil wedding, as opposed to a church wedding kasal sa huwes wedding officiated by a judge, not a priest kasal sa huwes civil marriage A...
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This word is from the Spanish rejas. ré·has réhas bar / rail mga rehas na bakaliron bars Most often referring to the iron bars of a jail cell or window. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG réhas: barang kahoy o metal...
View ArticleHUSTISYA
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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This word is from the Spanish esposas. pó·sas handcuffs pó·sas cuffs hand-cuffs KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pósas: pares ng bakal na hugis singsing, may kadena, at karaniwang ikinakabit sa galáng-galangán ng...
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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:...
View ArticleDEPOSITO
This word is from the Spanish language. de·pó·si·tó depósitódeposit mga depositong mineralmineral deposits Filipinos these days simply use the English word as is. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG depósitó:...
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This word is from the Spanish verb apelar. a·pe·lá appeal Umapela si Pedro sa Korte Suprema. Peter appealed to the Supreme Court. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG apelá: akto o halimbawa ng paghahabol apelá:...
View ArticleKILOS
kí·los kilos act, movement, motion kilos behavior, conduct, attitude, manner, way agresibong kilos aggressive behavior kumilos to act di-pagkilos inertia, inactivity pagkilos action kilusan (political)...
View ArticleMITOLOHIYA
This is from the Spanish word mitología. mitolohiya mythology Mitolohiyang Romano Roman Mythology MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG mitólohíya: agham o pag-aaral hinggil sa mga alamat at mito mitólohíya: aklat...
View ArticleBALINTATAW
ba·lin·ta·táw 👁 balintatáwpupil of the eye mata eye In the early 1970s, there was a weekly television drama series called Balintataw in which Lino Brocka got his first experience directing for the...
View ArticleEREHE
This is no longer a common word in contemporary Philippine society. It comes from the Spanish hereje. eréhe heretic ang eréhe the heretic ang eréheng si Arius the heretic Arius ang eréheng si Rizal the...
View ArticleMASINOP
root word: sínop masínop fastidious, particular, meticulous masínop orderly, careful, organized masinop na pag-aaral careful study masinop frugal, thrifty masinop na langgam frugal ant matipid thrifty...
View ArticleBUDHI
This word is from the Sanskrit language. budhî conscience budhî intuition maitim ang budhi has a “black” heart = evil MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG budhî: konsiyensiya budhî: pagloloob, kaloóban, buluntad...
View ArticleDALUB-ULNUNGAN
This is a coined word meant to provide a “native” Tagalog translation for the English word. dalub-ulnungan sociology The more common Filipino word for “sociology” is sosyolohiya, from the Spanish...
View ArticleSIBUYAS
This word is from the Spanish cebolla (meaning: onion). si·bú·yas sibuyas onion balat ng sibuyas onion’s skin Sibuyas tagalog is a species of wild onion having the scientific name Allium ascalonicum L....
View ArticleKANDILA
This word is from the Spanish candela. kan·di·là kandila candle mga kandila candles kandilang itim black candle maliit na kandila small candle malalaking kandila large candles hubog-kandila...
View ArticleUTOG
This is not a frequently used Tagalog word in everyday Filipino conversation but it appears in standard dictionaries. ú·tog utog libido utog sexual urge The more common words are libog (lust) and...
View ArticleMARAHAS
root word: dahás marahás drastic, severe, violent marahás ruthless mararahas na lalaki violent men mandahás to use force against, violate karahasán violence, force karahasán audacity, cruelty...
View ArticleKURSILYO
This word is from the Spanish cursillo. kur·síl·yo kursílyo“short course” kursílyoshort lecture series A weekend or three-day course to become a community leader in studying Christianity. KAHULUGAN SA...
View ArticleMALIMIT
ma·lí·mit malímit often malímit frequently Malimit kitang makita doon. I see you there often. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG malímit: madalás malímit: uri ng buslo na yarì sa yantok * Visit us here at...
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