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Here are some examples of words with meanings unique to Philippine English: Accomplish [5] — To fill out a form. (Original meaning: to finish successfully) Advanced [7] [5] — Indicates that a clock or watch is ahead of the standard time. (Original meaning: state-of-the-art) Blowout [27] — To treat somebody with a meal; [60] a birthday ...
Hispanicized form of the Bagobo word dabo, meaning "to fall", [41] alluding to the drop in elevation the river that now bears the name undergoes on its way from the slopes of Mount Apo to the sea. A related word in the neighboring Obo language, davoh, means "beyond the high grounds" (i.e., the lowland). [42]
from banatu, a sturdy vine that grew along the swampy banks of Rio Grande de Pampanga. [9] Cabuyao: Laguna: from cabuyao, common name for Citrus macroptera, a species of wild orange Cadiz: Negros Occidental: the Spanish city of Cádiz. [10] Cagayan de Oro: none: Cagayan, the Philippine province in northern Luzon, and the Spanish phrase de oro ...
The first paper money circulated in the Philippines was the Philippine peso fuerte issued in 1851 by the country's first bank, the Banco Español-Filipino. Being bimetallic and convertible to either silver pesos or gold onzas, its volume of 1,800,000 pesos was small relative to about 40,000,000 silver pesos in circulation at the end of the 19th ...
This is a list of acronyms in the Philippines. [1] They are widely used in different sectors of Philippine society. Often acronyms are utilized to shorten the name of an institution or a company.
The present name of the Philippines was bestowed by the Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos [1] [2] or one of his captains Bernardo de la Torre [3] [4] in 1543, during an expedition intended to establish greater Spanish control at the western end of the division of the world established between Spain and Portugal by the treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragoza.
As of May 2023, GCash claims to have 81 million active users and 2.5 million sellers and merchants across the Philippines. [2] [3] Since GCash does not have bank status, the ₱500,000 protection of funds deposited in a bank by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation is not available for e-money issuers.
Old Tagalog word which means "a bowl plate" or "round and flat" in reference to the shape of the territory similar to a winnower. [23] [33] Malate: Manila: Spanish rendering of the Tagalog word maalat meaning salty. Malaya: Quezon City: Filipino word which means "free." [2] Malibay: Pasay: Old Tagalog word for "a place teeming with herds of ...