PANDAMA
pang+damá pan·da·má sense ang limang pandama the five senses paningin sight pang-amoy smell pandinig hearing panlasa taste pansalat touch KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pandamá: ang kakayahan o katangian, gaya...
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Young coconut is called búko. Its flesh is soft, thin and silky — you can easily scrape it off with a spoon. In contrast, the flesh of a mature coconut is niyog, which is thick and hard and needs to be...
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Ano ang Epiko? What is an epic? Ang epiko ay tulang pasalaysay na nagsasaad ng kabayanihan ng pangunahing tauhan na nagtataglay ng katangiang nakahihigit sa karaniwang tao na kadalasan siya’y buhat sa...
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Atis is a very popular fruit in the Philippines, as well as in other Southeast Asian countries, such as Thailand. This fruit has been called custard apple, sweetsop, and sugar-apple in English. A...
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likely from the English words “up here” apir high-five Apir. Up here. “Gimme five… Up here!” Nanalo tayo. Apir! We won. High five! umapir did a high-five umapir appeared Umapir sa telebisyon. Appeared...
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Ito ay halimbawa ng salitang balbal. iskapo escape umeskapo escaped This is a slang Filipino word. The standard word is takas. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG iskapo: takas umeskapo: lumayas * Visit us here...
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The Tagalog word for rainbow literally means “king’s loincloth.” bahág (loin cloth) + hari (king) bahághari rainbow Also sometimes spelled hyphenated as in bahág-hari. bahagharing sayaw rainbow dance...
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root word: gandá magandá beautiful, pretty, lovely Maganda ka. You’re pretty. (simple statement of fact) Ikaw ay maganda. You are beautiful. (plain statement of fact) Maganda ka talaga. You’re really...
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This could be the Filipino word derived from the Spanish zona. Ang Sona ng Pasipikong Oras The Pacific Time Zone In more current usage, SONA refers to the State of the Nation Address that the...
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kuwitib, guyam, apanas, hantik lang·gám ant mga langgam ants puting langgam white ant itim na langgam black ant pulang langgam red ant nilanggam to be infested with ants bahay-langgam ant’s nest...
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This word is from the Spanish language. ar·más arms (weapons) armas nuklear nuclear arms The native Tagalog synonym is sandáta. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG armás: bagay na idinisenyo o ginagamit upang...
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This word is from the Spanish pepino. pi·pí·no cucumber mga pipíno cucumbers malaking pipíno large cucumber maliit na pipíno small cucumber scientific name: Cucumis sativus KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pipíno:...
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This word is from the Spanish ejemplo. ehémplo example The more commonly used word is the native Tagalog halimbawà. non-standard spelling variation: ihemplo KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG ehémplo: bagay na...
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This is not a commonly used word. barál peg, pin barál latch MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG barál: sabát barál: pangharang sa bintana o pinto, karaniwang malaki at matibay na piraso ng bakal o kahoy na...
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This word is from the Spanish sorbete (meaning: sorbet or sherbet). sorbetes local ice cream sorbetero a man who sells ice cream Mamang Sorbetero (Mister Ice-Cream Man) is the title of a popular...
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This word is from the English language. boksing boxing Mahilig akong magboksing I enjoy boxing. mag-boksing / magboksing to “do” boxing to engage in a boxing fight nag-boksing / nagboksing “did” boxing...
View ArticleBIGÁS
giniling na butil ng palay bigás unhusked, uncooked rice kanin cooked rice palay rice plant isang sakong bigás a sack of rice sampung sakong bigás ten sacks of rice Nauubusan ng bigas ang pamilya ni...
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root word: sangguni (meaning: consult) mga sanggunian things used as references ATLAS Ang atlas ay aklat ng mga mapa na nagsasaad ng lawak, distansya, at lokasyon ng mga lugar. Ipinakikita rito ang mga...
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