This word is from the Spanish autopsia.
TAGALOG-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
LANTA
lantáng gulay (wilted vegetable): lifeless feeling you get when you’re exhausted on a typically hot day in the Philippines
lan·tá
wilted, withered
wilted, withered
lantang rosas
mga lantang gulay
wilted vegetables
DOSENA
This word is from the Spanish docena.
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TINAPA
ti·na·pá
(smoked fish)
Among the fish popularly smoked in the Philippines are bangus (milkfish), tamban, galunggong (roundscad), and tilapia.
Tinapang Salinas is an iconic product of the town of Rosario in Cavite province.
In the United States, you can buy tinapa flakes from FilAm supermarkets to use as a topping for pancit palabok. 🙂
BAWANG
MALAGKIT
root word: lagkit, meaning “viscosity” (“stickiness”)
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DALIRI
NAMATAY
root word: patay (meaning: dead)