DENTUSO
The word dentuso is Spanish for “big-toothed.” It’s the fish in Ernest Hemingway’s story The Old Man and the Sea. It’s a mako, a mackerel shark. Ano ang dentuso? Ang dentuso ay isang uri ng pating na...
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root word: turo naituturo: can be taught naituturo: can be pointed out * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This is a fairly obscure word. libay female deer libay doe KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG libay: babaing usa * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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root word: laban (meaning: fight) nanlaban fought In the year 2017, the word nanlaban is often used to refer to those killed while resisting arrest by the police during a drug raid. Nanlaban sila. They...
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dausos, dupilas, dulas, usos dausdos to slide down something dumadausdos sliding down something dumadausdos ang dugo sa kanilang mga hita the blood was sliding down their thighs dadausdos, dumadausdos,...
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 ArticleOKTUBRE
This word is from the Spanish octubre. Oktubre October sa buwan ng Oktubre in the month of October Kailan sa Oktubre? When in October? sa ika-lima ng Oktubre on the fifth of October sa unang araw ng...
View ArticleSUHOL
also known colloquially as “lagay” suhol bribe pagtanggap ng mga suhol acceptance of bribes sinuhulan was bribed Kailangang suhulan ang pulis. The police need to be bribed. Huwag mo silang suhulan....
View ArticleANO
isang pananong; isang salitang tumutukoy sa anumang bagay, kuwan Ano? What? Ano ito? What is this? Ano iyan? What is that? – close to the one talking Ano iyon? What is that? – far away from the ones...
View ArticleHUWEBES
This is from the Spanish word jueves. It is sometimes spelled as Hwebes. HuwebesThursday Huwebes Santo Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Huwebes this Thursday...
View ArticleGALING
This word has at least two meanings with syllables accented differently. galíng merit, skillfulness, proficiency Ang galíng mo! You’re awesome! (after having performed a skill) Ang galíng mong...
View ArticleNILAPASTANGAN
root word: lapastangan misspelling: linapastangan nilapastangan: treated disrespectfully or abusively nilapastangan: disrespected something sacred nilapastangan: desecrated, polluted, defiled...
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lapastangan: with no respect, abusive lapastanganin: to treat disrespectfully lapastanganin: to treat abusively lapastanganin: to desecrate past tense: nilapastangan KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lapastangan:...
View ArticleSULIT
There are many different meanings of this word. iksamen, litis; ulat; pagbabalik ng puhunan sa kalakal sulit worth it Sulit ito. This is a good deal. Sulit ito. This is worth it. Sulit ba? Is it worth...
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This word is from the Spanish juzgar. husga to judge Huwag mo akong husgahan. Don’t judge me. Hinusgahan nila ako agad. They passed judgement on me quickly. Huhusgahan ka ng sangkatauhan! Mankind will...
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tanghód: waiting for something to happen MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tanghod, tumanghod: mag-usyoso, tumanaw-tanaw, tumingin-tingin nakatanghod: nakatingin na tila may hinihintay na mangyayari nanananghod...
View ArticleKALABAW
Scientific name: Bubalus bubalis carabanesis kalabaw carabao The so-called water buffalo of the Philippines, the carabao has officially been officially recognized by the government as the national...
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This is a punctuation mark. gatlang dash MGA GAMIT NG GATLANG a. Ginagamit sa halip ng panaklong Panaklong: Tanggapin mo ang regalo ko (isang singsing). Gatlang: Tanggapin mo ang regalo ko — isang...
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namalasak: become popular and common KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG namalasak: naging karaniwan mamalasak, namamalasak, mamamalasak) Pinuna ni Balagtas ang mga kamalian at di-mabuting kaugaliang namalasak at...
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sagpáng: snatching with the mouth sagpangin: sakmalin, sikmatin, silain, habhabin, kagating bigla Sa unang sagpang ay nahagip ang kaliwang braso ng ama ni Tandang Berong. Gayunman, nakuha pa rin nitong...
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