SALBABIDA
This words is from the Spanish salvavida. salbabída lifesaver, life preserver salbabída flotation device salbabída tire’s inner tube salbabída rare slang for belly fat buhay life KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
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This is not a commonly used word anymore. batalán bamboo back porch In the old days, the batalan was an extension to the kitchen. Often facing east, the batalan served as the depository of a water jar,...
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This is a fairly old Filipino word no longer commonly used in contemporary conversations in the Philippines. paminggalan cupboard, larder A paminggalan is a traditional Filipino kitchen cabinet with...
View ArticleTINGA
ti·ngá bits of food stuck between the teeth May tingá ka. You’ve got food stuck between your teeth. natinga to get food stuck between the teeth Natinga ako. Hindi ko matanggal. I got food stuck between...
View ArticleSANTOL
Santol is the name of the fruit of a tree that has the scientific name Sandoricum koetjape. It is native to Southeast Asia where it is called gratawn (กระท้อน) in Thai, kompem reach in Khmer, tong in...
View ArticlePUNDI (pun·dí)
This is short for pundído. Napundi ang ilaw. The light(bulb) burnt out. Napundi ang ilaw sa banyo. The light in the bathroom went out. Ang bumbilya ay napundi. The lightbulb burnt out. future tense:...
View ArticleCALAMANSI / KALAMANSI
Calamansi (spelled kalamansi in native Tagalog orthography) is a small, very round citrus fruit that’s ubiquitous in the Philippines. The fruits are often used when the thin rind is still green on the...
View ArticleLUHO
This word is from the Spanish lujo. lúho luxury luhóso / maluho extravagant This has a slightly negative connotation. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lúho: anumang bagay na nakadaragdag sa karangyaan ng...
View ArticleBUMAWI
root word: bawi bumawi: to get back what was given away bumawi: to recover bumawi: recuperate bumawi: regain bumawi: repossess Kailangan kong bumawi. If you lose some headway you had made and need to...
View ArticleUBE
archaic spelling: ubi ube purple yam The plant that bears ube has the scientific name Dioscorea alata. It has heart-shaped leaves. Ube is also known in English as water yam or winged yam. On the island...
View ArticlePAKSA
paksâ: topic paksâ: theme, subject matter paksâ: target walâ sa paksâ: off-topic, not to the point malayò sa paksâ: beside the point, not relative paksang pangungusap: topic sentence MGA KAHULUGAN SA...
View ArticleIKMO
Scientific name: Piper betle Filipinos — of the northern mountain tribes in particular — use ikmo leaves as a masticatory. Ikmo is dabbed with small amounts of apog (lime) and wrapped around a scraped...
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View ArticleMACAPUNO
also spelled makapuno (literally meaning “almost like full”) macapuno chewy, soft coconut meat The Philippine Coconut Authority translates macapuno as coconut “sport” — it is the very soft endosperm of...
View ArticleINISYATIBO (i·nís·ya·tí·bo)
This word is from the Spanish iniciativo. inísyatíbo initiative Kaninong inisyatibo ito? Whose initiative is this? Ito ay isa sa mga inisyatibo ng meyor. This is one of the initiatives of the mayor. A...
View ArticleAYWAN
This is the old standard spelling for the now more widely popular word ewan, which means “I don’t know.” Aywan sa iyo. “I don’t know to you.” Colloquial spelling used in text messages these days: Ewan...
View ArticleAPAT
kuwatro; bilang na sumusunod sa tatlo apat four apat na piraso four pieces labing-apat fourteen apatnapu forty apat na daan four hundred apat na libo four thousand apat na milyon four million apat na...
View ArticleKUMAIN
root word: kain (eat) kumain to eat Kumain ka na ba? Have you eaten? Kumain na tayo. Let’s eat already. Kumain ako ng manok. I ate chicken. Kumain sila kanina. They ate awhile ago. Kumain ako ng karne...
View ArticleKALDERO (kal·dé·ro)
This word is from the Spanish caldero. kaldero pot, cauldron isang kaldero one pot isang kaldero ng kanin a pot of cooked rice kalderong malaki large pot Kailangan ko ng kaldero. I need a pot. A...
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