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The Filipino language incorporated Spanish loanwords as a result of 333 years of contact with the Spanish language. In their analysis of José Villa Panganiban's Talahuluganang Pilipino-Ingles (Pilipino-English dictionary), Llamzon and Thorpe (1972) pointed out that 33% of word root entries are of Spanish origin.
The two Tagalog words for feces, tae and dumi, are closer to the sense of the English poop. [3] In fact, these words are often used even in medical contexts: a pagtae is a bowel movement, while pagtatae references diarrhea. [20] Tae, is, however, considered by some to be slightly more crass than the more euphemistic dumi. [21]
Pages in category "Tagalog words and phrases" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Agimat;
And brush up on your grammar knowledge with these acronym examples and funny malapropisms. The post 100 Funny Words You Probably Don’t Know appeared first on Reader's Digest . Show comments
Pages in category "Filipino slang" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. P. Pinoy; S. Swardspeak
Dolphy, considered by Filipinos as the King of "Pinoy" Comedy [not verified in body]. Comedy in the Philippines has had a significant presence in Philippine culture for as long as Filipinos have had mediums of entertainment, and has transformed to reflect changing Filipino life.
Pancit [16] [5] — A Filipino dish of stir-fried egg noodles with meat, vegetables, soy sauce and other seasonings. From Chinese. Panciteria [5] — A restaurant typically serving Filipino noodles. Pasalubong [7] [5] — A Filipino tradition of giving gifts or souvenirs to family or friends after being away for a period of time. From Tagalog.
On April 14, 2010, on a Filipino Tumblr page, a post about vice presidential candidate Jejomar Binay indicated that Binay was the Jejemon's preferred vice presidential candidate, complete with a fake poster with him called "Makki Autors". Later the use of word jejemon to refer to such people made rounds in various Filipino internet message ...