Tagalog

//t̪ɐˈɡaː.loɡ̚// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group.
  2. 2
    the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based wordnet
  3. 3
    a speaker of the Tagalog language Cebu
  4. 4
    a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Tagalogs. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A language spoken in the Philippines, especially in areas of central to southern Luzon.

Synonyms

All synonyms
englishfilipinolanguagetagaltagaltagal

Example

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"When Spain colonized the Philippines, they were administrated by Mexico City. So it was Mexican Spanish, not Castilian Spanish, that influenced Tagalog."

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Tagalog.

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