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Kabayo
Filipino for horse. Also the term used to refer to a wooden plank used for ironing clothes. To ride on a horse: mangabayo. Also a Visayan slang for wife. [...]
Nicolas Zamora
First Filipino priest who was ordained as a soldier in the revolution under the command of Gen. Gregorio Del Pilar. Also the first to be ordained as a Protestant minister in the Philippines. [...]
“Kerida”
Mistress. Paramour. Other woman. Must have come from the Spanish word, querida. Querida, however, does not suffer from the same derogatory connotation of it’s Filipino counterpart. The Spanish version is actually a word of endearment synonymous to “sweetheart” [...]
“Boundary”
Strictly speaking, this is the minimum revenue that a Filipino taxicab or jeepney driver should earn in a day since this is the amount that he has to give to the cab or jeepney owner. All revenues in [...]
“Soft Drink”
Soda or soda pop to Americans. Simply beverage to the rest of the English-speaking world. This is what Filipinos generally use to refer to non-alcoholic drinks, usually carbonated. A classic direct literal translation. That is, it’s [...]
“Alaws”
None. Nothing. The Tagalog word “wala” spelled backwards. It is typical Filipino street talk to spell or syllabicate words backwards. The letter “s” is usually, but not necessarily, added at the end of the word. E.g. Alaws akong [...]
Pancho Villa (1901 – 1925)
Long before the Philippines’ present-day boxing superstar Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao was born, a Filipino was already making waves in the world of boxing. Pancho Villa was the nome de guerre by which the legendary Filipino flyweight boxer Francisco Guilledo was best known. Villa, [...]
Fort Santiago
Constructed by the Spaniards in 1571 over the wooden fort settlement of Rajah Sulayman, the fort was considered Spain’s major defense structure in the Philippines. Many famous Filipinos were imprisoned in the fort’s dungeons during the [...]
IBANAG
Basic Facts The Ibanag language is spoken by up to half a million Filipinos. Ibanag also refers to the people who speak the language, i.e the Ibanag pople. They are found mostly in the northeastern provinces of Isabela and Cagayan, particularly [...]
Duyan
(noun) Hammock. A hanging crib, usually made of knotted diapers and textiles, used by parents to put infants to sleep. (verb) To move backward and forward while sitting, or standing on a swing. (i.e. i-duyan) [...]
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