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This word is shared with British English. Ambush interview [9] — surprise interview; Alcalde [1] — A mayor during the Spanish Colonial period. From Spanish. Aling [5] — a title of a woman roughly equivalent to Ms. or Mrs. From Tagalog. Amboy [8] — A Filipino perceived to be extremely pro-American.
Vowel changes can be observed to some of the Spanish words upon adoption into the Filipino language, such as an /i/ to /a/ vowel shift observed in the Filipino word pamintá, which came from the Spanish word pimienta, [5] and a pre-nasal /e/ to /u/ vowel shift observed in several words such as unanò (from Sp. enano) and umpisá (from Sp. empezar).
Filipino (English: / ˌ f ɪ l ə ˈ p iː n oʊ / ⓘ FIL-ə-PEE-noh; [1] Wikang Filipino, [ˈwikɐŋ filiˈpino̞]) is the national language (Wikang pambansa / Pambansang wika) of the Philippines, the main lingua franca (Karaniwang wika), and one of the two official languages (Wikang opisyal/Opisyal na wika) of the country, along with English. [2]
Strong-woman acts became staples for circuses and a few of them rose to celebrity status. One of the most well known ladies of strength was Joan Rhodes. She first started out as a cabaret act and ...
Siyokoy is a term coined by Virgilio Almario that refers to Filipino-language hybrid words seemingly derived from both English and Spanish. [1] The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino under the administration of Almario has considered siyokoy words to be improper and therefore its use discouraged.
It is a form of Philippine English that mixes Tagalog/Filipino words, where opposite to Taglish, English is the substratum and Tagalog/Filipino is the superstratum. The most common aspect of Coño English is the building of verbs by using the English word "make" with the root word of a Tagalog verb :
Donna Moore (born 1980) is a British strongwoman and winner of the 2016, 2017, and 2019 World's Strongest Woman competitions, [1] [2] [3] the 2016 and 2017 Arnold World Strongwoman champion, [3] [4] and 2018 Arnold Pro Strongwoman champion. [5] [6]
Joan Rhodes (13 April 1921 [1] – 30 May 2010) was a British performer, wrestler, stuntwoman and strongwoman. [2] Born into poverty in London, she and her siblings were deserted by their parents. Following unhappy spells in the workhouse and with an aunt, she left home at 14. [ 3 ]