DUGTONG
dugtóng annex karugtóng continuation, sequel dugtungán to lengthen, add to idugtóng to attach, add magdugtóng to join together, splice pagkakadugtóng joint pinagdugtungán to join * Visit us here at...
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root word: init (heat) mainit hot magpainit to warm oneself mainit ang ulo hot-headed, quick to anger Mainit ang panahon. The weather’s hot. mainit na babae hot woman mainit na tubig hot water mainit...
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This is not a common word at all. teheras cot Spelling variation: tiheras A “cot” is like a makeshift bed. Americans use the word to refer to a camp bed, particularly a portable, collapsible one. The...
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from the Spanish florera plorera flower vase plorera flower girl (at a wedding) The first usage is more common. lalagyan ng pinitas na bulaklak container for picked flowers ang plorerang nasa mesa the...
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paá foot mga paá feet paa ng hayop animal’s foot, paw paa ng manok chicken feet bakas ng paa footprint, foot print Ilan ang paa ng aso? How many feet does a dog have? nagpaa went barefoot Huwag kang...
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Kaong is sweet palm fruit, most notably used as an ingredient in haluhalo. It’s the fairly small jellybean-shaped nut or seed of the sugar palm tree, which of course grows in the Philippines....
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from the Spanish pecas, meaning ‘freckles’ pekas freckle mga pekas freckles mapekas freckled mapekas na balat freckled skin * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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root word: ano + man anuman whatever anuman ang kailangan mo whatever you need maging anuman no matter what, regardless walang anuman “nothing whatsoever” used in reply to “Thank you” = “You’re...
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At least two different meanings. Short for kumpadre, meaning ‘friend.’ Kamusta, pare? What’s up, dude? Kamusta, pare? What’s up, brother? Mga pare ko. My homies. Slang version: pards Pare can also...
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pandáy blacksmith, smithy panday-bakal blacksmith panday-ginto goldsmith panday-pilak silversmith panday-yero tinsmith panday-tingga plumber (not common) panday-kaban locksmith (not common) pandayin to...
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root word: diwa pandiwa verb mga pandiwa verbs pandiwang palipat transitive verb pandiwang di-palipat intransitive verb pandiwang katawanin (obsolete term) intransitive verb pandiwang pangatnig copula,...
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tangô nod pagtango the act of nodding one’s head tumango nodded one’s head tumatango is nodding one’s head * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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also trapik trapiko traffic batas-trapiko laws pertaining to vehicular traffic kagutok sa trapiko traffic jam (not Tagalog, but Visayan in origin) Sumunod tayo sa batas-trapiko. Let’s follow traffic...
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from the Spanish word ajedrez ahedres chess Most Filipinos now simply use the English word. Mag-chess tayo. Let’s play chess. Marunong ka bang mag-chess? Do you know how to play chess? * Visit us here...
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from the Spanish cédula sedula a piece of paper or card proving one’s identity Punitin natin ang ating mga sedula. Let’s tear up our identity cards. The cédula de identidad was instituted by the...
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from the English word “rumble” rambol gang fight kahulugan sa Tagalog meaning in Tagalog kaguluhan melee, confusion Isang rambol ang nangyari. What happened was a rumble (gangfight). Nagrambulan ang...
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ahas snake Ahas ka! You’re a snake. ahas sa damo snake in the grass (a treacherous person) ahas na ulupong cobra snake = dangerous Ang sawa ay isang malaking ahas. A python is a large snake. inahas to...
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sakong heel sakong ng paa heel of foot apo sa sakong great great granchild Similar-looking word: sako (sack) dalawang sakong bigas two sacks of rice * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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From the Spanish interjection meaning Enough! In Tagalog, it’s taken on its own meaning, which is hard to translate. Bakit ko kailangang gawin ito? Why do I have to do this? Basta… Just because… It’s...
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loob interior, inside sa loob ng Maynila inside Manila sa loob ng selda inside the prison cell kasuotang panloob “inner clothes” = underwear paloob inward kalooban will, volition kagandahang-loob...
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