PAGWAWANGIS
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 ArticleBINGAW
bí·ngaw Sandatang Nabingaw ang Pamamanayag … ang Dunong ay isang bíngaw na patalim kapag itong Sipag ay di gagamitin. Balak niyang bumili ng bagong talimpara sa kanyang nabingaw na gulok, at iba pang...
View ArticleLABOK
lá·bok In terms of optical-scanned pages, paglabok could actually be paglahok. dagdagan ang paglabok sa mundo ng inyong mga anak Ingles ang pangunahing midyum ng Unibersidad sa paglabok sa gawaing...
View ArticleNAMULAS
Ilang daing ang hindi namulas; ilang tungayaw ang inimpit sa aserong dibdib? A, mga moog. Tahimik na moog habang natutulog ang mga bulkan. Habang umaawit pa ang mga saluysoy na pinaghugasan ng mga...
View ArticleKOMEDYA
This word is from the Spanish comedia. komedya comedy According to a study on Philippine metrical romances published in 1916: In the Philippines, comedia and moro-moro are synonymous terms. They...
View ArticleABA
This word has at least two different meanings. Aba! an interjection Aba, siyempre! Well, of course! Oo. Yes. Aba, oo! “Hell, yeah!” The Tagalog exclamation Aba! is also used to express admiration...
View ArticleSOCIAL MEDIA
Social media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and...
View ArticleNGAYON
kasalukuyan; saka; sa mga sandaling ito ngayon now (today) mula ngayon from now on hanggang ngayon until now, still ngayon at kailanman now and forever Bukás ngayon. Currently open. Bukás na ngayon....
View ArticleALAMPAY
a·lam·páy This is a shawl used by Filipina women as part of traditional attire. It is usually a square, rectangular, or triangular piece of cloth worn over the shoulders. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG alampáy:...
View ArticleTraditional Mass Media
Keith Aurea Palcon KAHULUGAN SA FILIPINO Ang traditional mass media ay ang mga midyum na ginagamit sa pamamahagi ng impormasyon sa masa bago ang panahon ng digital media (panahon bago nagkaroon ng...
View ArticleNational Attire of the Philippines
Barbie wearing a traditional “Maria Clara” dress The official national costume of Filipino men is the barong tagalog. The upper garment of the boy in the picture is a barong. It is worn over a Chinese...
View ArticleKASTIGO
This word is from the Spanish . kas·tí·go reprimand, rebuke kinastigo chastised kinastigo reprimanded severely This word originally meant “punishment” but its meaning has veered towards “chastisement.”...
View ArticleBAYRUS
This is a transliteration into Tagalog of the English word. báyrus virus mga báyrus viruses koronabayrus coronavirus MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG báyrus: nakahahawàng agent, binubuo ng nucleic acid...
View ArticleTop 8 Buko Treats in the Philippines
Buko is young coconut. Its flesh is soft, thin and silky — you can easily scrape it off with a spoon. To compare, the flesh of a mature coconut is niyog, which is thick and hard and needs to be grated...
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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...
View ArticleGATÂ
gatâ coconut milk gatâ coconut “cream” Kakang gatâ is the first pressing of coconut milk, thicker than subsequent pressings. The word ginataan refers to any stew that uses coconut milk as a prominent...
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 ArticleWhat Is Filipino Food?
It is a question not easy to answer. Is it pork adobo, brown and rich, eaten with hot white rice? Is it siomai and siopao in the neighborhood merendero? Is it chicken relleno on a fiesta table,...
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