Ta·ga·log

(tə-gä′lôg, -ləg)

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.]

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Tagalog

(təˈɡɑːlɒɡ)

npl -logs or -log

1. (Peoples) a member of a people of the Philippines, living chiefly in the region around Manila

2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family: the official language of the Philippines

adj

(Languages) of or relating to this people or their language

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Ta•ga•log

(tɑˈgɑ lɔg, tə-)

n., pl. -logs, (esp. collectively) -log for 1.

1. a member of a people of the Philippines, living mainly in central and SW Luzon.

2. the Austronesian language of the Tagalogs.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	Tagalog - a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila Philippine 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

tagalo

tagalog

тагaл тагaльский

Tagalog

n (Ling) → Tagal nt

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