BAGO
di-luma, iba, sariwa bágo new, fresh bagong-bago very new Ano ang bágo? What’s new? Ano ang bágo sa iyo? What’s new with you? Ano ang bágo dito? What’s new here? May bágo ba? Is there something new?...
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from the American Spanish camote, ultimately from the Nahuatl camotli kamote sweet potato, batata, boniato Kamote is a cultivar of sweet potato that has somewhat dry, bland, yellowish to white flesh....
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sad·sád sadsád isadsád: to beach, ground (a boat) sumadsád: to run aground masadsád: to be grounded; stranded MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sadsad: pagdaong ng isang sasakyang-dagat, dahil sa inabot na...
View ArticleIRLANDA 🇮🇪
This word is from the Spanish language. Ir·lán·da Ireland Pulo ng Irlanda Island of Ireland Hilagang Irlanda Northern Ireland Republika ng Irlanda Republic of Ireland Araw ni San Patricio St. Patrick’s...
View ArticleNGONGO
ngo·ngò ngongò speaking nasally ngongò one who speaks in a muffled way ngongò slang for an ignorant person “Uy! Kame na!” ang sabi ng ngongong nakapulot na kamera sa kalsada. “Hey, it’s a camewa,” said...
View ArticleDIBA
This is a non-standard contraction of two words. Di ba? = Hindi ba? Isn’t it so? Isn’t that so? You can often find this shortened even further to dba in text messages and on social media. Babae ka,...
View ArticleKUNEHO
This word is from the Spanish conejo. ku·né·ho rabbit, bunny kunehong babae female rabbit mga kunehong lalaki male rabbits isang pares ng kuneho a pair of bunnies kunehong mabagal slow rabbit Ang...
View ArticleLUNTIAN
root word: lunti / lungti luntian / lungtían green Luntiang Republika Green Republic Luntiang Rebolusyon Green Revolution Luntiang Daigdig Green Earth This is the green color of plants. The...
View ArticleBASKET
bás·ket básket MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG básket: galálan na yarì sa nilálang himaymay ng damó, pinatuyông dahon ng bule o sasá, tinilad na kawáyan o yantok, plastik, at katulad básket: anumang kahawig...
View ArticleTSOKOLATE
This word is from the Spanish language. tso·ko·lá·te tsokolate chocolate masarap na tsokolate = tsokolateng masarap delicious chocolate matamis na tsokolate = tsokolateng matamis sweet chocolate...
View ArticleITLOG NA MAALAT
root words: itlóg, álat it·lóg na ma·á·lat itlóg na maálatsalted egg itlóg egg maálatsalty These “salted eggs” in the Philippines are often dyed red and have a dark yellow or dark orange yolk. That is...
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it·lóg itlog egg mga itlog eggs maalat na itlog “salty” egg (salt-brined eggs) maghanap ng itlog to look for eggs pulá ng itlog egg yolk The Tagalog word itlog is also slang for “zero” as in a zero...
View ArticleKUNG
kapag, pag, sa sandaling…, sakaling… kung if kung in the case that kung hindi if not kundi otherwise, except Kung gusto mo, sasamahan kita. If you want, I’ll go with you. kung sa bagay as a matter of...
View ArticleTULA
Ang tula ayon kay Samuel Taylor Coleridge ay ang mga pinakamabuting salita sa kanilang pinakamabuting kaayusan (“the best words in the best order”). The Tagalog word for ‘poetry’ is panulaan or simply...
View ArticleISKOLAR
This is a transliteration into Tagalog of the English word. is·kó·lar iskólarscholar mga iskólarscholars MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG iskólar: tao na paláarál; o tao na pantas o paham sa anumang larangan...
View ArticlePANTAS
This is not a common word in conversation. pantás wise person pantás sage pantás scholar pantás Doctor (PhD) pantás scholarly, erudite pantás-wika linguist, philologist Dumating ang lahat ng pantas,...
View ArticleKARDBORD
This is a transliteration into Tagalog of the English word. kárd·bord kárdbordcardboard Cardboard is a heavy, thick paper-based material that is often used for packaging, making boxes, and various...
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This word is from the Spanish cartón. kar·tón kartón carton MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kartón: kahong gawâ sa matigas na papel at karaniwang pinaglalagyan ng mga kalakal, at katulad kartón: makapal na...
View ArticleSULATRONIKO
This is a neologism (newly coined term) made for those who insist that there be a “native” Tagalog translation for every English word. Most Filipinos prefer to simply use the English word “e-mail” in...
View ArticleSETENTA
This word is from the Spanish language. se·tén·ta seténtaseventy (70) seténta anyosseventy years old pitumpûseventy (70) pitumpûng pisoseventy pesos common spelling variation: siténta KAHULUGAN SA...
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