This is not a commonly seen word.
A small bug, like a flea or tick whose bite of a human’s skin produces an itchy sensation.
MGA ARALIN
TURNUHAN
root word: túrno
TURNO
This word is from the Spanish language. Continue reading “TURNO”
Hail Holy Queen
Also known as “Salve Regina,” this Marian hymn is traditionally said or sung after night prayer, before going to bed. It is said from the end of Eastertide until the beginning of Advent. Continue reading “Hail Holy Queen”
Song of a Mother to her Firstborn
Reference for the Tagalog translation by Mary Grace Tabora
“Song of a Mother to her First-born” (Anonymous, Sudan) translated into English by Jack H. Driberg
KENKOY
“Kingkoy”
Kén·koy is the name of one of the earliest comic-book characters in the Philippines. Today, his name is used as a noun and adjective for people who make others laugh; the word has also become a verb (kumekenkoy).
Tony Velasquez: “Kenkoy is always pusturyoso… He wore suspenders even before Frank Chavez made them fashionable.”
KUMBAGA
This is a colloquial contraction of the phrase “kung baga.” Continue reading “KUMBAGA”