Garbage to Garlic

This dictionary contains English, Spanish and Tagalog words from the early 20th century, quite a few of which are obsolete. The spelling and meaning of the words herein may be slightly different from current usage. Still, we believe this is a useful reference especially for those studying Philippine literature and documents from that time.

Garbage, n. [gárbedch]
Desecho, suciedad.
Sukal, dumí. now BASURA

Garble, v. [gárbl]
Entresacar, apartar.
Piliin, ihiwalay.

Garden, n. [gárden]
Jardin; huerto.
Halamanan.

Garden, v. [gárden]
Cultivar un jardin ó un huerto.
Maghalaman.

Gardener, n. [gárdener]
Jardinero, hortelano.
Maghahalamán.

Gardening, n. [gárdening]
Jardinería.
Paghahalaman.

Gargle, n. [gárgl]
Gargarismo.
Mumog.

Gargle, v. [gárgl]
Gargarizar.
Magmumog.

Garish, adj. [gárish]
Pomposo, ostentoso.
Hambog, magarà.

Garland, n. [gárland]
Guirnalda.
Koronang bulaklak.

Garlic, n. [gárlic]
Ajo.
Bawang.

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