a country consisting of a group of islands in the West Pacific Ocean: Pilipinas
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godchild
n.
the child for whom a grown-up person takes vows at its baptism (or, as in the Philippines, at its confirmation): anak (inaanak) sa binyag (o sa kumpil)
liberal
adj.
1. generous: mapagbigay
2. broad-minded, not narrow in ones ideas: maunawain, di-mahigpit, liberal
n.
Liberal Party (a major political party in the Philippines)
prison
n.
1. a place where one is shut up against his will: bilangguan, piitan, kulungan, karsel, kalaboso
2. the state penitentiary of the Philippines: bilibid
bolo
n.
a cutlass-like weapon common in the Philippines: gulok, itak
debate
n.
1. a public argument for and against a question: pagtatalo, debate
2. a poetical joust (common in the Philippines): balagtasan
v.
to hold a public argument: magtalo, pagtalunan, magdebate, pagdebatihan
Sp n.
debate, dispute [syn. pagtatalo]
pilipinas
n.
Philippines
gutay
adj.
torn into pieces gutom
n.
hunger magutom (ma-)
v.
to (get) hungry. Maraming tao ang nagugutom sa Pilipinas. Many people get hungry in the Philippines.
lindol
n.
earthquake, tremor
v.
lumindol (-um-) to shake (as in an earthquake). Lumindol sa Pilipinas. There was an earthquake in the Philippines.
ulam
n.
main dish of a meal (viand as used in the Philippines).
balik
v.
bumalik (um-) to come back, to return. Bumalik si McArthur sa Pilipinas. McArthur returned to the Philippines. magbalik, ibalik (mag-:i-)
v.
to return something, to restore. Ibalik mo agad ang libro. Return the book early as soon as possible. mabalik (ma-)
v.
to be returned to former status. Nabalik sa kanya ang dati niyang bahay. He got back his former house.
piso
n.
The basic monetary unit of Mexico, several other Latin American countries, and the Philippines, peso, one peso (one hundred centavos)
filipino
n.
A native or national of the Philippines, or a person of Filipino descent. Filipino/ Filipina (masculine/feminine)
