Tagalog
lɔg, tə- noun, plural Ta·ga·logs ( especially collectively ) Ta·ga·log for 1.
1.
a member of a Malayan people native to Luzon, in the Philippines.
2.
the principal language of the Philippines, an Indonesian language of the Austronesian family.
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| —n , -logs, -log | |
| 1. | a member of a people of the Philippines, living chiefly in the region around Manila |
| 2. | the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family: the official language of the Philippines |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of or relating to this people or their language |
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Tagalog
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
Tagalog
people living near Manila in the Philippines, also their language, 1704, from Tagalog taga "native to" + ilog "river."
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