Ta·ga·log (t -gä lôg, -lg)n. pl. Tagalog or Ta·ga·logs 1. A member of a people native to the Philippines and inhabiting Manila and its adjacent provinces. 2. The Austronesian language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based. [Perhaps Tagalog, river people : taga-, native of + ilog, river.] |
Tagalog [təˈgɑːlɒg]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -logs, -log a member of a people of the Philippines, living chiefly in the region around Manila
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family: the official language of the Philippines
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to this people or their language
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  Tagalog - a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including ManilaPhilippine Islands, Philippines - an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands Filipino - a native or inhabitant of the Philippines |
| 2. | Tagalog - the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based Philippine, Filipino - official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages |
Translations
Tagalog
n (Ling) → Tagal nt
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