MIYERKULES
This word is from the Spanish miercoles. Miyerkules Wednesday Miyerkules ng Abo Ash Wednesday (the Wednesday 40 days before Easter Sunday) Miyerkules Santo Holy Wednesday (the Wednesday before Easter...
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This word is from the Spanish febrero. Peb·ré·ro February buwan ng Pebrero month of February ika-14 ng Pebrero 14th of February Araw ng mga Puso Day of Hearts Maligayang Araw ng mga Puso! Happy Day of...
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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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This word is from Mexican Spanish. pe·sé·ta pesétaformer currency unit of Spain plural form: pesetas MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG peséta: pangunahing yunit ng pananalapi ng Espanya, katumbas ng 100 sentimo...
View ArticleLAHO
eklipse; pagkawala, pagkaparam maglaho vanish, fade away naglaho disappeared, faded away paglalaho disappearance paglalaho eclipse paglaho ng araw eclipse Matapos magawa ang krimen, tila kinain ng laho...
View ArticleDUYOG
This is a very obscure word that almost no one recognizes. Most Filipinos simply use the English word “eclipse” for everyday use. duyóg eclipse paglalaho “fading away” = eclipse Mag-i-iklips daw bukas....
View ArticleEKLIPSE
This word is from the Spanish eclipse. e·klíp·se eklípseeclipse The 2024 April 8 solar eclipse won’t be visible in the Philippines. It will only be seen over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. MGA...
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
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 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 ArticlePAGSUBOK
root word: súbok pagsúbok test pagsúbok challenge pagsúbok trial pangkatang pagsubokgroup test mga pagsuboktests, challenges, trials MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pagsúbok: iksamen, paligsa pagsúbok:...
View ArticleUY
This exclamation is used when impressed by something or, akin to Oy / Hoy, when giving a warning or calling someone’s attention. Uy! Hey! Uy… (drawing the sound out) = used to tease a man and a woman...
View ArticleNAGNUYNOY
root word: nuynóy (meaning: think seriously) nagnuynoy engaged in deep reflection nagnuynoy mulled over Sila’y nagnuynoy ng kung anong dapat gawin. They seriously thought about what they should do. MGA...
View ArticleBIYERNES
This word is from the Spanish viernes. Biyernes Friday Biyernes Santo Holy Friday, Good Friday (the Friday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Biyernes this Friday sa susunod na Biyernes next Friday...
View ArticleLINGGO
This is likely influenced by the Spanish word domingo. The Malay word is minggu, from the Portuguese domingo. The word linggo can mean ‘Sunday’ or ‘week.’ (To compare, the Spanish word for ‘week’ is...
View ArticleYAMUNGMONG
yamungmóng: luxuriant foliage mayamungmong: leafy, having a lot of leaves Inilibing ko ang pusa sa lilim ng isang punong mayamungmong. I buried the cat in the shade of a flourishing tree. MGA KAHULUGAN...
View ArticlePABASA
root word: basa (meaning: read) Ang pabasa ay isang tradisyon tuwing Mahal na Araw kung saan ginugunita ang buhay ni Hesukristo sa pamamagitan ng mga berso o tula na inaawit sa iba’t-ibang tono. The...
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root word: yamungmóng mayamungmong: leafy, having a lot of leaves Inilibing ko ang pusa sa lilim ng isang punong mayamungmong. I buried the cat in the shade of a flourishing tree. MGA KAHULUGAN SA...
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