root word: bahala
TAGALOG-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
RESBAK
Likely from English, perhaps “resources” or “rest” and “backup” or “wrest back”
resbak
retaliation
resbak
revenge an evil
This slang Tagalog word means to gather reinforcements or back-up resources to take revenge on someone who did something wrong.
For example, a large man said something vulgar to your girlfriend. You can’t punch the guy then and there because he’s bigger than you. So you call your friends or hire a few gangsters, give them a few beers, and then you all beat up the guy so he ends up in the hospital for days.
PO
The Tagalog word
po is added to sentences in order to show respect to older people.
TALUMPUNAY
Scientific name: Datura metel L.
TALUMPATI
PAGTATAPOS
root word: tápos
Continue reading “PAGTATAPOS”
BARAKO
Likely from the Latin-American Spanish word barraco (meaning: boar)
PROBISYON
This word is from the Spanish provisión.