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Mabuhay is a Filipino greeting, usually expressed as Mabuhay!, which literally means "to live". The term is also occasionally used for toasts during celebrations to mean "cheers". It is similar to the Hawaiian expression "aloha". [ 1] It is used in the local hospitality industry to welcome guests, a practice rooted in a 1993 campaign launched ...
Kilig. In the context of Philippine culture, the Tagalog word "kilig" refers to the feeling of excitement due to various love circumstances . [ 1] The term kilig can also refer to feeling butterflies in one's stomach, and the feeling of being flushed that only a certain person can make one feel. It is a romantic excitement. [ 2][ 3]
An example is the Tagalog word libre, which is derived from the Spanish translation of the English word free, although used in Tagalog with the meaning of "without cost or payment" or "free of charge", a usage which would be deemed incorrect in Spanish as the term gratis would be more fitting; Tagalog word libre can also mean free in aspect of ...
The Oxford English Dictionary describes callisthenics as "gymnastic exercises to achieve fitness and grace of movement". [2] The word calisthenics comes from the ancient Greek words κάλλος (kállos), which means "beauty", and σθένος (sthenos), meaning "strength". [2] It is the art of using one's body weight as resistance to develop ...
The Tagalog Wikipedia was launched on 1 December 2003, [citation needed] as the first Wikipedia in a language of the Philippines . As of 3 February 2011, it has more than 50,000 articles. [ 2] Bantayan, Cebu became the 10,000th article on 20 October 2007, while Pasko sa Pilipinas ( Christmas in the Philippines) became the 15,000th article on 24 ...
A Tagalog speaker, recorded in South Africa.. Tagalog (/ t ə ˈ ɡ ɑː l ɒ ɡ /, tə-GAH-log; [3] [tɐˈɣaː.loɡ]; Baybayin: ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority.
Lintik. Lintik is a Tagalog word meaning "lightning", also a mildly profane word used to someone contemptible, being wished to be hit by lightning, such as in " Lintik ka!''. [ 2] The term is mildly vulgar and an insult, but may be very vulgar in some cases, [ 20] especially when mixed with other profanity.
Atis[ 15] — The Annona squamosa or sugar apple. Awardee[ 2] — One who is given an award. Shared with American English. Bagoong [ 7][ 5] — fermented fish or shrimp paste. Baguio[ 1] — A typhoon. This word is a borrowing from Philippine Spanish. Bakya[ 16] — referring to the lower socioeconomic class.