Tagalog
Americannoun
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a member of a Malayan people native to Luzon, in the Philippines.
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the principal language of the Philippines, an Indonesian language of the Austronesian family.
noun
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a member of a people of the Philippines, living chiefly in the region around Manila
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the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family: the official language of the Philippines
adjective
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The exercise, whose name translates as “shoulder-to-shoulder” from the local Tagalog language, has also become the prime testing ground for expanded cooperation between America’s allies in the Pacific.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Voters can choose to get election information in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai or Vietnamese by calling the phone numbers listed here or by using these online options to get help.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
"Ate Bianca, Jiggly, I hope you know that you are loved," said the franchise's breakout star, Marina Summers, using a term of endearmeant in Tagalog.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025
MyShake is now available in six languages: English, Spanish, Tagalog, Korean, Vietnamese and Chinese — the last voiced in Mandarin, and using traditional characters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
He yelled in a language I later found out was Tagalog, and the older woman rushed into the hallway.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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