This is the Spanish word for “miracle” and it is widely used by Filipinos to express astonishment at something unexpected. The sense is less of a pleasant surprise, more of a mild disbelief.
Nagtrabaho si Pedro? Milagro.
Peter worked? Now that’s a miracle.
Milagro.
Really now?
The Spanish adjective milagroso is also understood to mean “miraculous” but is not commonly used in conversation.
There is a popular higher-end rice variety called milagrosa. One story says it was named after a woman named Milagrosa… More likely, the rice was called milagrosa because of its “miraculous” qualities in terms of growth, taste, and appearance.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
milágro: pangyayaring malinaw na salungat sa kinikilálang batas na siyentipiko
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