root word: tamis (meaning: sweetness)
TAGALOG-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
BAKAL
PAROKYA
This word is from the Spanish parroquia (meaning: parish).
PAPA
This word is from the Spanish language.
HULYO
MITHI
TAKONG
ISNABERO
This Tagalog slang word derives from the English “snob.” Filipinos use this to describe men who don’t greet you when they see you.
A man who doesn’t bother to say hello back to you because he thinks he occupies a higher station on the social ladder is called isnabero.
isnabero
a snobbish man