Specious to Speechless

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 it is a useful reference for those studying Philippine literature and documents from that time.

Specious, adj. [spícies]
Especioso, hermoso.
Malinaw, maganda.

Speck, n. [spéc]
Mancha, tacha.
Bakat, dung̃is, manchá.

Speckle, n. [spékl]
Mancha, tacha.
Bakat, dung̃is, manchá.

Speckle, v. [spékl]
Abigarrar, manchar.
Bakatan, manchahan.

Spectator, n. [spectétor]
Espectador.
Ang nanonood.

Spectre, n. [spécter]
Espectro, fantasma.
Multó, katatakután.

Speculate, v. [spékiulet]
Especular; reflexionar.
Mang̃alakal; magwarì, gumunitâ.

Speculation, n. [spekiulécion]
Especulacion; meditacion.
Pang̃ang̃alakal; warì, gunitâ.

Speculative, adj. [spékiuletiv]
Especulativo; contemplativo.
Nakakalakal; nawawarì, nagugunitâ.

Speculatory = Speculative.

Speech, n. [spích]
Discurso, habla; conversacion.
Talumpatì; pananalitá; pang̃ung̃usap.

Speechless, adj. [spíchles]
Mudo, sin habla.
Pipe; utal; kimî, umíd.

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