Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a people native to the Philippines and inhabiting Manila and its adjacent provinces.
- noun The Austronesian language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Ethnol.) Any member of a certain tribe which is one of the leading and most civilized of those native of the Philippine Islands.
- noun The language of the Tagalogs. It belongs to the Malay family of languages and is one of the most highly developed members of the family.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A language spoken in the
Philippines , in particular, Metro Manila and its surrounding provinces such as Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Bataan, Rizal, Marinduque, Mindoro, and Quezon. - noun A member of the second largest
Filipino ethnic group. - adjective Of or relating to the Tagalogs.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based
- noun a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Tetu in Tagalog is "matigas ang ulo" (hard headed).
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You'll find translations in Tagalog, Dutch, Pig Latin ... and more.
French Destinations 2010
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I had a small conversation in Tagalog with my brother over text messages, because I discovered that one of his Pinoy friends is teaching it to him.
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You'll find translations in Tagalog, Dutch, Pig Latin ... and more.
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How do you say “Born to be wild” in Tagalog, French, Lingala, Tshiluba, and Swahili?
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - That is one pimped out ride! 2008
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I sat through three Sunday Masses, in English, Tagalog and Spanish, in part to share the experience of the friendly congregation, in part to sense the shifting play of light.
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Lili's hands tug at the end of her t-shirt making jokes in English, Tagalog and Mandarin, pretending not to understand the arguments, pretending not to notice.
Archive 2009-01-01 Renee 2009
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Lili's hands tug at the end of her t-shirt making jokes in English, Tagalog and Mandarin, pretending not to understand the arguments, pretending not to notice.
Lili's Hands Renee 2009
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But before that, she had a long stint in Southern Tagalog where she helped rural folks to be productive members of the community.
Case of Murdered US Peace Corps. Volunteer Julia Campbell Drags on Nomadicasian 2008
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Tagalog is a Malay-Polynesian language with lots of Spanish and English words "adopted" into it.
Living in Mexico 2006
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