Tagalog
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A person from a group native to central Luzon in the Philippines, including Manila
- noun
- /təˈɡɑːlɒɡ/
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tagalo
- As a Tagalog individual, he proudly celebrated his heritage at the community gathering.
Examples
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During the cultural festival, we met several Tagalog people who shared their customs.
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Yeah, you will learn a lot of Tagalog words here.
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There's a there's a Tagalog joke Tagalogs like to tell about Filipinos who are in an elevator.
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A Tagalog speaker explained the meaning of many traditional Filipino phrases.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Tagalog comes from taga- 'from' and ilog 'river', so it originally meant 'river people'. A Tagalog is a person from that group.