PAGMAMALABIS
root word: labis pagmamalabis hyperbole pagmamalabis exaggeration labis: sobra, labi, surplas, tira, natira, higit sa bilang Ano ang Pagmamalabis o Hayperbole/Hayperboli? What is Exaggeration or...
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Note that in Spanish an “ethnologist” is either an etnóloga or etnólogo. etnolohista ethnologist An ethnology is a person who studies ethnology, a branch of anthropology that analyzes cultures,...
View ArticleIDOLO
This word is from the Spanish language. í·do·ló idol mga ídoló idols iniidolo is idolizing MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG ídoló: imahen ng isang diyos o diyosa, ginagamit sa pagsamba ídoló: diyos-diyusan...
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This is the Filipino equivalent of what Americans refer to as a “Mexican suitcase” except that a tampipi is traditionally made of bamboo material. Before the Spaniards popularized the maleta (suitcase...
View ArticlePANTAS
This is not a common word in conversation. pantás wise person pantás sage pantás scholar pantás scholarly, erudite pantás-wika linguist, philologist Dumating ang lahat ng pantas, ngunit walang...
View ArticleYUGYOG
yug·yóg, yumugyóg: shake (like dancing or shimmying to music) niyugyog: shook KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG yugyóg / yugyugin: alugin, ugain, ligligin yugyóg: galaw na pabalik-balik, gaya ng galaw ng...
View ArticleIKAW
tumutukoy sa kausap ikaw you The Tagalog word ikaw is used to refer to “you” if the “you” is just one person. (For more that one person in the sense of “you all” or “you two” use the word kayo.) Ikaw...
View ArticlePINOY
Pinoy is a slang word for ‘Filipino.’ It has no negative connotation. The female counterpart of this word is Pinay. Pi·nóy Filipino Pinoy ka ba? Are you Filipino? Pinoy ka ba talaga? Are you really a...
View ArticlePUSO
Listen to the pronunciation! pusò heart taos-pusò sincere taos-pusong nagpapasalamat to thank whole-heartedly pusong mamon “a heart as soft as chiffon cake” to be soft-hearted mula sa puso from the...
View ArticleDALAHIRA
This is a rarely heard Tagalog word these days. da·la·hi·rà gossipy dalahirà provocative MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG dalahirà: mapagsabi ng lihim ng iba o tungkol sa búhay ng ibang tao dalahirà:...
View ArticleWALA
di-dumating, liban; di-nagtataglay ng anuman; ala walâ none Wala dito. None here. It’s not here. Walang problema. No problem. Walang anuman. It was nothing. “You’re welcome” in answer to ‘Thank you’...
View ArticlePAGWAWANGIS
root word: wangis (semblance), pagkakawangis pagwawangis metaphor misspelling: pagwawagis Ano ang Pagwawangis? Ang pagwawangis ay isang tuwirang paghahambing na ang dalawang bagay na pinagtutulad ay...
View ArticleKAPANGAHASAN
kapangahasan: rashness; boldness; audacity KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kapangahasan: ang pagiging matapang at walang takot sa paggawa ng isang bagay Huwag kang mangahas na pumuntang mag-isa at baka ka...
View ArticleANEKDOTA
This word is from the Spanish anécdota, which is ultimately from the Greek language. anekdota anecdote anikdot Ano ang anekdota? What is an anecdote? Ito ay maikling kuwento ng isang nakakawiling...
View ArticlePEBRERO
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...
View ArticleBARAL
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 language. taburéte stool The stool here refers to a seat without a back or arms, typically resting on three or four legs or on a single pedestal. misspellings: taborete,...
View ArticleLAGAK
This word has multiple meanings listed in standard dictionaries. lágak: money deposit lágak: bail bond lágak: mortage maglagak: to deposit maglagak: to put up bail magpalumagak: to stay indefinitely...
View ArticleHILAHIL
This is not a common word in conversation. hi·lá·hil distress, hardship, grief Tiniis ko ang bawat hiláhil. I endured each and every hardship. Sapul sa pagsilang, ako’y may hilahil. From birth, I’ve...
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