hidden madgab

q. Leg at ease to relax the muscles.

ca. legatees
q. Ah! Paul is that mango pie I smell?
ca. apple

*Hidden Twist *
q. That singer is a member of the PRESBYTERIANS?
ca. Britney Spears
q. "The whole day has been a disaster," Ted Gray said.
ca. tragedy
q. Mark Lenard, the Star Trek actor showed conspicuous gallantry in action.
ca. landmarker
q. Many people who have bad credit often find themselves in difficult situations financially.
ca. debit card
q. Much damage has been done by that queer shake from time to time.
ca. the earthquakes
q. Felipa met them in the dirty room where students live.
ca. dormitory

triple homonyms
to show slightly
pointed top of a mountain
a sudden feeling of annoyance or anger when someone has offended you

ca. peek, peak, pique

q2. the fifth tone of the diatonic scale in solmization
the undersurface of a foot
a person's deeply felt moral and emotional nature

ca. sol, sole, soul

q3. the eggs of a fish especially when still enclosed in the ovarian membrane
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet

q4. a pigmented spot, mark,

a large building or group of buildings containing stores of many different kinds and sizes
a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges

ca. mole, mall, maul

LONG VOWEL WORDS WITH THE LONG "A" SOUND:

Acorn
Alien
Brave
Change
Face
Fatal
Game
Graze
Hesitate
Inflate
Name
Place
State
Vibrate

With the Long "AI"

Sound

Aid
Bail
Bait
Braid
Chain
Drain
Fail
Frail
Gait
Hail
Jail
Laid
Maintain
Maid
Nail

Plain
Quail
Raid
Sail
Slain
Sprain
Strait
Trail
Trait
Wail
Vain

With the Long

"AY" Sound

Away
Always
Betray
Clay
Day
Dismay
Display
Decay
Delay
Essay
Fray
Hay
Lay
May
Pay
Play
Portray
Pray
Ray
Relay

Say
Slay
Spray
Stay
Stray
Sway
Tray
Way

Long Vowel
Words with the
Long "E"
Sound
Be
Cede
Complete
Even
He
Me
She
These
We

With the Long

"EA" Sound

Beam
Beast
Bleat
Clean
Cheat
Creak

Deal
Dean
Dream
East
Eat
Feast
Flea
Gleam
Glean
Heal
Heap
Lead
Leak
Least
Meal
Mean
Meat
Near
Plea
Pleat
Read
Reap
Scream
Sea
Seal
Seam
Shear
Spear
Squeal
Steal
Streak
Stream
Teal
Tweak
Weak
Wheat

Veal
Zeal
Year
Yeast

With the Long

"EE" Sound

Bee
Beep
Beet
Bleed
Breed
Cheek
Cheep
Creed
Creek
Creep
Deed
Deep
Eel
Feed
Feel
Fleet
Free
Glee
Greed
Green
Greet
Heed
Heel
Jeep
Jeer
Keel
Keen
Keep

Lee
Meek
Need
Peek
Peep
Peer
Queen
Queer
Reed
Reel
Screen
Seep
Sheen
Sheep
Sheet
Sleek
Steed
Steel
Steep
Street
Sweep
Sweet
Tee
Teen
Tree
Tweet
Wee
Weed
Week
Wheel
Weep

With the Long "EI"

Sound

Eight

Freight
Neigh
Reign
Sheik
Sleigh
Veil
Vein
Weigh
Weight

Long Vowel
Words with the
Long "I"
Sound
Behind
Confide
Deride
Drive
Final
Find
Fire
High
Idea
Island
Kind
Light
Like
Might
Rite
Side
Size
Time

While
White

With the Long "I"

Sound Using "IE"

Die
Died
Dried
Fie
Fried
Lie
Lied
Pie
Tie
Tied
Tried
Vie
Vied

With the Long "I"

Sound Using "Y"

By
Bye
Cry
Dry
Fly
Fry
Lye
My
Ply
Pry

Rye
Shy
Sly
Try
Wry

Long Vowel
Words with the
Long "O"
Sound
Also
Both
Close
Cold
Course
Follow
Go
Gold
Grow
Home
Most
Old
Mote
Note
Over
Own
Snow
Those
Told

With the Long "O"

Sound Using "OA"

Bloat
Boar
Boast
Boat
Broach
Cloak
Coach
Coal
Coast
Croak
Float
Foal
Foam
Gloat
Goad
Goal
Goat
Groan
Loam
Moan
Moat
Oak
Oar
Poach
Roar
Roast
Throat
Toad
Toast
Shoal
Soak
Soar

With the Long "O"

Sound Using "OE"

Doe
Floe
Foe
Hoe
Oboe
Roe
Toe
Woe

Long Vowel
Words with the
Long "U"
Sound
Amuse
Cute
Duet
Fluid
Fluke
Frugal
Fume
Huge
Luge
Music
Prune
Ruby
Spruce
Tuba

Tulip
Truth
Ukulele
Unicorn
Unique
Use
Utensil
Yule

With the Long

"UY" Sound Using
Other Vowel
Combos

Beauty
Blue
Bruise
Canoe
Do
Droop
Ewe
Flew
Fruit
Groove
Juice
Knew
New
Pew
Proof
Prove
Route
Shampoo
Shrewd
Soup
Stew
Stool

Suit
Threw
Through
Troupe
Two
View
Who
Youth
Zoo

L WORDS WITH THE LONG "A" SOUND:

q. the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
Rebus: iiiiien
q. A courageous person.
q. To cause to be different.
rebus: fALAS
rebus: fat fat fat fat
q. . An activity providing entertainment or amusement.
q. To feed on growing grasses and herbage.
rebus: Xysitate
q. To fill (something) with air or gas so as to make it swell.
q. A word or words by which an entity is designated and distinguished from others.
q. A locality, such as a town or city:
q. The supreme public power within a sovereign political entity.
q. To move back and forth or to and fro, especially rhythmically and rapidly.

q. An assistant or helper.
q. To release (a person) for whom security has been paid.
q. To place a lure in (a trap) or on (a fishing hook).
q. To interweave three or more strands, strips, or lengths of in a diagonally overlapping pattern:
q. A series of closely linked or connected things:
q. To draw off (a liquid) by a gradual process
q. To prove deficient or lacking; perform ineffectively or inadequately
q. Physically weak; delicate:
q. A particular way or manner of moving on foot:
q. Something that falls with the force and quantity of a shower of ice and hard snow.
q. A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention, especially persons awaiting trial under
q. Past tense and past participle of lay1.
q. To keep up or carry on; continue:
q. An unmarried girl or woman.
q. A slim, pointed piece of metal hammered into material as a fastener.

q. Not mixed with other substances;

q. to lose courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear.
q. A surprise attack by a small armed force.
q. The superstructure of a submarine.
q. Past participle of slay.
a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments

der local jurisdiction.

achuete, atswete
adobo
adobado
agahan
agkud
alak
alibangbang
alimango
alimasag
alugbati
ampalaya
anonas
apa
apahap
aratiles
arroz caldo
atis
ayungin
B.
babaylan
bacalao (a la
Vizcania)
balbakwa
bag-o
bagoong
bahal, bahalina
bakuli
balangay
balimbing
balut

balut sa puti
banak
bangus

bangus

baon
barilis
batsoy
batuan
baya
bayabas
baye-baye
bayawak
beche-de-mer
betute
bia, biya
bibingka
bignay
binubudan
binuro
bodbod
brazo de mercedes
buan-buan
bukayo
bulalo
bulalohan
buuelos de viento
burong isda
buwad
C.
cadera
caldero
caldereta
callos con garbanzos
camachille
camaron rebozado
camote
canonigo
carajay

carinderia,
karinderia
champurrado
chicharron

chico
chorizo
churros
cocido
D.
dahon bawang
daing
dalag
dayap
de recado
dikin
dilao, dilaw
dinuguan at puto
duhat
dulang
durian
E.
embutido
ensaimada
escabeche
G.
gabi
galletas
gata'
ginataan
guisa, mag-guisa
guisar
guyabano

guyabano

H.
halabos
halo-halo

hamonado
hapunan
hibe
hipon at kasuy
hojaldres
humba
I.
inday-inday
inihaw
inihaw na panga
inuman
inumin
inun-unan
itlog
J.
jamon
jamon en dulce
jamonado
K.
kadyos
kaimito, caimito
kakang gata

kakanin
kalamansi

kalan
kalkag
kamachille
kamaru
kamayan

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kanduli
kangkong
kaong
kari
kari-kari
karihan
karinderia
kasim
kasubha
kasuy
katuray
kawa
kesong puti
kinchay
kinilaw
kiping

kolis
kulitis
kundol
kutsay
kutsinta
L.
lagundi
laksoy
lakub
lambanog
langkawas
lanzones
lapu-lapu
laswa
lawot-lawot
leche flan
lechon, letson
lechon manok
lengua estofada
liempo
lina
lomi
lomo
longaniza
lugaw
lumpia
M.
macapuno
mameng, maming
mami
manamis-namis
marang
mazapan
mechado
menudo

merienda
merienda-cena
minoron
miso
mole
morisqueta tostada
munggo
musang
mustasa
N
nata de coco
nilaga
P
paella
pahiyas

pako
paksiw
paksiw na pata
palay
palayok
palitaw
pan de sal, de limon,
de coco, de leche,
americano
pandan
panga
panghimagas
pancit, pansit

pansit-pansitan
pantulak, panulak

pasalubong
pastel de pollo
pastillas
pata tim
patis
patola
patupat
pavo embuchado
pesa

pesang manok
pescado en salsa
agrio-dulce
petsay
pili
pinya, pia
pimientos morrones
pinais
pinakbet
pinamalhan
pinapaitan
pinaupong manok
pochero
polvoron
postre
puchero
pulutan
punta y pecho
pusu
puto
puto bumbong
Q
queso de bola

R
relleno
rellenong alimasag
rellenong manok
rellenong bangus

S
sa malamig
sahog
salabat
saluyot
sangke
santol
sapin-sapin
sarten
sawa
sayote
shawarma
sili
sinalok
sinampalukang
manok
sinangag
sineguelas,
sinegwelas
sinigang
singkamas
solasi, sulasi
solomillo
sotanghon guisado
suam
suha
suki
sugpo
suman

T
tabon-tabon
tagay, tagayan,
tagatagayan, tagaytagay
taho
tahuri
talbos
tamales
tanghalian
tanglad
tapa
tapey
tapoi
tapuy
tausi, tawsi
tilapia
tinapa
tinolang manok
tinowa
tocino
toge, togue
tokwa
torta de cangrejo
torta del rey
tortilla de patatas
tuba
tupig
turo-turo
turon

turron
tuyo
U
ubod

ukoy
ulam
ulang
upo
W
wansoy

bixa orellana, annato seed; also called lipstick plant

a dish of meat, seafood or vegetables cooked in vinegar and spices
cooked in vinegar and spices
breakfast
(Manobo) a liquor made from rice, corn, cassava or sorghum
the generic Tagalog term for liquor or wine
bauhinia malabarica, butterfly-shaped leaves from a tree used for souring
mud crab
blue crab
bassela alba,Ceylon spinach
momordica charantia, bittermelon or bitter gourd
annona reticulata, custard apple, bullock heart
wafer, also cone for ice cream
lates calcarifer,silver sea bass
muntingia calabura,a little cherry-like wild fruit
rice gruel cooked with chicken, often flavored withkasubha
annona squamosa,sugar apple
datnia plumbea,silver perch

high priest/priestess in the native religion

(Spanish) salted codfish cooked in the style of Biscayne

in Luzon, salted fish; in Mindanao, a meat stew

(Waray) tuba newly taken from the coconut
salted, fermented fish or shrimp paste/sauce
fermented tuba weeks, months, or years old
ophicephalus striatus, murray fingerling
balanghay, a sailboat with 12-16 rowers
averrhoa carmbola, star fruit, carambola
a fertilized duck's egg 16-19 days old,balut sa putiis still wrapped in white membrane and th
"wrapped in white", which is what the phrase means

family magulidae, mullet

chanos chanos, milk fish

chanos chanos, milk fish

a food package from home taken to work or school

(Davao Bisayan)neothunnus macropterus, yellowfin tuna
a dish of pork internal organs in broth
garcinia morella, a small sour green fruit with a large seed
high-grade rice wine (tapuy) from the Cordillera
psidium guajava, guava
(Ilonggo) a snack made of pinipig (young rice, pounded) and young coconut
monitor lizard
(French) sea slug, trepang, sea cucumber
(Pampango) a dish of stuffed frog
family gobiidae, goby
a rice cake often garnished with salted eggs and carabao (water buffalo) milk cheese
antidesma bunius, Chinese laurel
(Ilokano) yeast for rice wine
(Ilonggo) fish salted in layers
(Cebuano) glutinous rice cooked iwth coconut milk and wrapped in banana leaf
a meringue roll with an egg filling
megalops cyprinoides, tarpon
a sweet made from mature coconut
kneecap; a dish of this and other beef bones and meats boiled with vegetables
the eateries that offer boiled bulalo
(Spanish) wind puff, a pastry served with syrup
fish fermented with rice
(Cebuano) dried salted fish

(Spanish)
(Spanish)
(Spanish)
(Spanish)

sirloin
cooking pot
goat stew
tripe cooked with chick peas

pithecellobium dulce, kamachille, Madras thorn fruit

(Spanish) batter-fried shrimp, a Chinese dish
ipomoea batatas,sweet potato
(Spanish) a dessert of meringue with an egg-butter sauce
a native frying pan with a rounded bottom, a wok

a low-priced eating place, often at roadsides or markets

a dish of rice cooked with chocolate
crackling made from pork, beef, or carabao skin
manilkara zapote,a brown sweet fruit with black seeds

(Spanish) sausage
(Spanish) fluted breakfast crullers usually taken with chocolate
(Spanish) a stew of mixed meats, sausages, and vegetables

the leaves of the garlic plant,allium sativum

fish split open, salted, and dried
ophicephalus striatus, murrel
citrus aurantifolia, lime
(Spanish) spiced; in the Philippines, it refers to spicy sausages
the woven rattan ring on which the round-bottomed palayok is set to stand
curcuma domestica, turmeric
a dish of blood stew with steamed rice cakes
syzygium kumini, Java plum
a low table, formerly for dining
durio zybethinus, a fruit with a strong smell

(Spanish) a ground pork roll

(Spanish) a brioche-like roll that is buttered, sugared, and cheese-sprinkled
(Spanish) fish cooked with vinegar, garlic, onions, and ginger

colocasia esculenta, taro root

(Spanish) very thin biscuits
coconut milk
cooked in coconut milk; the dishes so cooked
to saut
(Spanish) to saut
annona muricata, soursop

annona muricata, soursop

to steam shrimps or prawns in their own juice

a mixture of sweetened beans and fruits topped with crushed ice or ice cream; a refresher se
glass

ham-cured; usually referring to sausages

supper, dinner
small shrimps, peeled and dried
shrimps cooked with cashew nuts
(Spanish) a thin pastry, sometimes of puff paste
a dish of stewed pork

(Ilonggo) a snack made of glutinous rice and coconut

roasted, charcoal-broiled or grilled
roasted or charcoal-broiled jaw of yellowfin tuna
a drinking session
a drink (could be plain water, soda, beer, juice, wine) taken together with a meal
(Cebuano) fish cooked in vinegar; in Tagalog, paksiw
egg

(Spanish) ham
(Spnaish) ham cooked in and/or coated or glazed with sugar
(Spanish) ham-cured

cadjanus cadjan, pigeon pea

chrusophillum caimito, star apple
coconut cream

snacks, light cakes, usually made of rice

citrus madurensis, a small lime indigenous to the Philippines; also called Chinese orange, Pan

a clay stove for wood or charcoal fuel

(Ilonggo) tiny shrimps, lightly salted and dried
see camachille
(Pampango) mole cricket
eating with hands instead of Western utensils (see comic strip below)

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averrhoa bijimbi, a small acidic fruit

family ariidae, sea catfish
ipomoea aquatica, swamp cabbage, also called potato vine
the fruit of a sugar palm
pre-cooked food
a stew of ox tail/feet/tripe with vegetables and a sauce thickened with ground roasted peanut

an eatery selling pre-cooked food

an eatery selling pre-cooked food
lean pork, picnic
the dried stigmas of a plant, used for coloring and flavoring food; a kind of saffron
anacardium occidentale, cashew
sesbania grandiflora, a white flower used in salads
a vat used for cooking large amounts of food
x
apium graveolens, Chinese celery
a dish of fish, seafood, meat or vegetables dressed with vinegar or lime juice, but not cooked
a rice wafer used for decoration in Lucban and other towns in Quezon

pisonia alba,lettuce tree, also calledmalukoin Tagalog

amarnthus viridis,slender amaranth
benicasa hispida,wax gourd
allium odorum,Chinese chives
a little cake made of steamed mixture of sugar, rice, lye

vitex negundo, a medicinal plant

liquor distilled form the sap of a nipa palm
the bamboo tube attacked to the coconut bud to catch the sap for tuba
liquor distilled from the sap of coconut palm
galingale, galenggal
lansium domesticum, a small fruit that grows in bunches, with translucent flesh in segments
seeds
family serranidae, grouper
(Ilonggo) a dish of mixed leafy, pod and fruit vegetables steamed withbagoongand dried shr
(Waray) a dish of mixed leafy, pod, and fruit vegetables
(Spanish) milk custard; creme caramel
(Spanish) pig; in the Philippines, split-roasted pig
chicken roasted on a split
(Spanish) stewed ox tongue
pork belly
(Ilonggo) newly-gatheredtuba
wide noodles in broth
(Spanish) beef loin
(Spanish) long sausage
rice porridge or gruel
Chinese-style eggroll; meat and/or vegetables wrapped in thin crepe

sport coconut
family labridae, wrasse

a dish of noodles, chicken or beef, and broth

(adjective) mildly sweet, not the sweetness of sugar but of freshness
artocarpus odoratissima, a large aromatic fruit containing segements each enclosing a seed
(Spanish) marzipan
(Spanish) beef cooked with pork lardoons
a stew dish of diced pork, chicken, sausage, potatoes, carrots, peas, and tomato sauce usuall
rice on the side

a mid-afternoon snack
a late afternoon meal; an early supper or dinner
a snack of glutinous rice cooked with a streak of chocolate
soybean cake or mash
(Spanish) a Mexican dish of chicken cooked with peanuts
(Spanish) rice fried with vegetables and other condiments
phaseolus aureus, green mung bean
civet cat
brassica juncea v. integrifola, mustard greens

a sweet made by growing a culture on coconut water

boiled; a dish of boiled beef, or pork, or chicken, and vegetables

(Spanish) a dish of rice cooked with meats and/or seafood and vegetables
the feast of San Isidro Labrador on May 15, celebrated in Lucban, Quezon by decorating the h
food. In Madrid, Spain, the same feast is celebrated on the same day, and San Isidro Labrado
patron saint of Madrid.
arthyrium esculentum, edible fern
a dish cooked in vinegar and garlic
pork trotters cooked in vinegar
unhusked rice
a round-bottomed clay pot
small cakes made from glutinous rice
(Spanish) bread respectively with salt, lemon, coconut, and milk; sliced loaf bread

pandanus odoratissimus, screw pine

literally jaw; the jaw of yellowfin tuna
dessert; a sweet taken after meals
a dish of noodles and shrimps, fish, meat, or vegetables, with many variations, e.g.,luglog(s
water, flavored with sauce),molo(with pork-filled wontons and broth),Malabon(with shrimps
squid),habhab(eaten off a banana leaf),Canton(with egg noodles),bihon(with rice noodles),
coconut strips instead of noodles)
peperomia pellucida, a scculent herb, the leaves of which have medicinal properties
literally "for pushing"; refers to drinks, which "push" thepulutandown

a gift brought home from a trip

(Spanish) a chicken pie; a dish of chicken with crust
(Spanish) pastilles; usually pastillas de leche, sweets made of milk
a Chinese dish of stewed pork leg
fish sauce
luffa cylindrica, sponge gourd
(Ilokano) a rice cake wrapped in banana leaf
(Spanish) stuffed turkey
a dish of fish or chicken cooked with vegetables, often served with a miso sauce

(Spanish) fish in a sweet and sour sauce

brassica chinesis, pakchoy, bokchoy
canarium ovatum, a hard nut indigenous to the Philippines, with an oil-rich kernel
pineapple
(Spanish) red bell peppers

a dish native to Quezon province, of shrimps and coconut wrapped in banana leaf and steame
water
a dish of Ilokano origin, ofampalaya, okra, eggplants, and tomatoes steamed with fishbagoo
(Ilonggo) fish cooked in vinegar, which is allowed to evaporate
(Ilokano) a dish of goat meat with goat bile
chicken steamed in a bed of salt

(Spanish) a stew of mixed meats, sausages and vegetables with tomatoes

a sweet of powdery texture made of powdered milk and sugar
(Spanish) dessert
a native stew of meat, sausage and vegetables with an eggplant relish
any cooked dish (meat, chicken, pork, seafood) taken with beer, wine, liquor during a drinking
also be nuts; apulutuanis similar to Spanishtapas-tapas
(Spanish) beef brisket
rice cooked in a fist-sized woven-leaf basket; "travelling" or "hanging" rice
steamed rice cake
a cylindrical cake of violet rice (pirurutung) steamed upright in a bamboo tube

Edam ball cheese

(Spanish) stuffed food, dish

crab sauteed and stuffed into the crab shell
stuffed chicken
milkfish stuffed with its own flesh that has been sauteed

cold drinks sold at streetside

the shrimps, meat, etc. used to flavor vegetables or noodle dish
ginger tea/brew
corchorus olitorius, Jew's mallow
star anise
sandoricum koetjape, a fruit with a thick rind and pulp enclosing whitish, furry seeds, sour-sw
a rice sweet of blanc-mange consistency, made of several layers, usually of different colors
(Spanish) frying pan
snake; python or boa constrictor
sechium edule, chayote, mirliton pear
a Middle Eastern snack of sliced meat (beef, lamb, chicken) and condiments served with pita
capsicum annuum, chili
(Cebuano) a steamed corned cake eaten withkinilaw
chicken cooked with tamarind leaves and sprouts
garlic-fried rice
spondias purpurea, Spanish plum
a stew of meat/fish/seafood and vegetables in a sour broth
pachyrrhizus erosus, yambean
ocimum sanctum, holy basil
(Spanish) tenderloin
mungbean noodles sauteed with meats and vegetables
soups and dishes made of rice water
citrus grandis, pomelo
a vendor from whom one buys regularly; also a regular customer
prawn
a rice cake from glutinous rice, often wrapped in palm or banana leaves

hydrophytune orbiculatum, a fruit, the juice of which is used inkinilaw, and for finishing baske
the measure, the practice, and the one in charge of drinking at a drinking session

a drink made of soybean curd and syrup

soy bean cake
the young sprouts or tendrils of squash,camoteorsayoteplants
a rice cake flavored with peanuts, pork, eggs, etc. and wrapped in banana leaves
the noon meal; lunch
cymbopogon citratus, lemon grass
slices or strips of dried meat;tapang usais dried venison
(Manobo) the yeast for making rice wine
(Igorot) the yeast for making rice wine
(Igorot) rice wine
salted soybeans
tilapia zili, a fast-growing fish
smoked fish
a dish of chicked cooked with vegetable (green papaya, chili leaves) and broth
(Cebuano) a dish of fish and vegetables in a lightly soured broth
(Spanish) salt pork; in Tagalog or Pampango it is sweet cured pork
mung bean sprouts
firm soy bean curd, also fried soy bean curd
(Spanish) crabmeat cooked with egg
(Spanish) a cake of many thin layers
(Spanish) potato omelet

palm toddy
(Ilocano) a kind of rice cake wrapped in banana leaves
an eatery in which the pre-cooked foods are laid out, and chosen by pointing (turo)
a fried spring roll, either meat, vegetable, or banana;turong saging(deep fried banana fritter
cooked in oil with brown sugar and some jackfruit strips, and a typical snack or dessert in the
(Spanish) nougat
whole fish, dried and salted

the core of the coconut palm; heart of palm

a vegetable patty, of mixed vegetables, or of flour and vegetables; a variation is a combinatio

tofu, and vegetable patty
viand, the main dish that comes with rice
ustacidae, crayfish; also macrobrachium rosenbergii, giant freshwater prawn
lagenaria leucantha, bottle gourd

corindrium sativum, coriander leaf

Ampalaya (Tagalog) or Amargozo (Aklanon): Chinese bitter mel

Apritada: a tart tomato sauce
Atsara: a chutney-like vegetable preserve
Atsuwete: Annatto oil

Baalut: take a fertilized duck or chicken egg, bury it in th

Baboy: pork

Bagnet: fried pork belly, a delicacy in The mountainous Cord

Bagoong: a fish paste
Baka: beef: beef ribs
Balayan: anchovy sauce
Bangus: the bony but prized milkfish
Batchoy: pork organ stew
Biko: a sweet and sticky rice

Bulalo: a Bisayan soup with veg's and pork liver, intestines

Callos: Ox tripe

Chicharong bulaklak: it means pork intestines fried very cri

Daing Na Bangus: Milk fish in garlic a fine textured fish
Dinakdakan: Pig's Ears and Tounge in Pig's Brain

Dinuguan: a stew made with pork blood and flavored with whol
Embutido: Pork Roll

Filipino Breakfast: traditionally fried rice, longaniza (nat

Ginataan: a method of cooking with coconut milk, common in S

Ginisang monggo: Mung Beans with pork, contains ampalaya top

Halo-halo: literally, mix-mix. cubed sweet potato, cut up ba

Humba: soy and sugar flavoured braised pork belly served wit

Inihaw na Talong: broiled eggplant with chopped tomato, onio

Inihaw: broiled
Kalamansi: the local lemon
Kaldereta: casserole (often a goat stew)

Kare-kare: meaty oxtail stew with pieces of tender tripe and

Kinilaw: raw fish marinated in a spicy vinegar dressing from

Labuyo: the fiery native pepper
Laing: Shrimp in Coconut Milk
Leche flan to the brazos: custard wrapped in meringue.
Lechon Kawali: pan-fried Roast Pork
Lechon: roasted whole pig
Lomi: pig's Stomach

Lumpia: fresh (lumpiang sariwa) are like crepes (rice/egg pa

Maliputo: sweet fish found in deep-water lakes.

Minatamis Na Saging: Sweetened bananas,

Monok: chicken
Palabok: rice vermicelli

Palitaw: dainty poached rice cakes rolled with grated coconu

Pancit: sauteed noodles with bits of fresh vegetables, thinl

Pata : pig knuckles
Patis: fish sauce

Pili nut brittle: a crunchy sweet made with the luscious pil

Pinakbet: similar to ratatouille: vegetables sauteed with po

Pinapaitan: Beef Tripe, Beef Sirloin in Beef Bile
Pusit: dried squid

Relleno: boned and stuffed chicken or fish Central Luzon reg

Rellenong Manok: a whole chicken, deboned and stuffed with a

Sago: tapioca, served like halo-halo or in water with molass

Siapao: steamed bread.

Sinigang: lightly boiled fish in a sour stock with vegetable

Sinilaban Na Baka: Charbroiled beef marinated with a mixture

Sinugba: grilled mixed platters, The Visayas region

Sisig: grilled pig cheeks & ears, chopped w/chicken liver, o

Tinola: fish or chicken soup with ginger The Visayas region

Ukoy at Camarones: deep-fried vegetables and prawn fritters.

ese bitter melon or bitter gourd, rich in iron.

bury it in the ground for a few weeks

untainous Cordillera region.

er, intestines, etc], spices, topped with crushed pork skin crackles

fried very crisp, goes well with dip of vinegar, salt, diced/crushed garli

xtured fish

ored with whole hot peppers, livery tasting

longaniza (native sausage) and dried and salted fish. Together with the to

k, common in Southeast Asia. Filipino way is much simpler because coconut

s ampalaya tops

ato, cut up bananas and jackfruit, some red beans, some ube jam (a gluitno

lly served with hard boiled eggs . The Visayas region

d tomato, onions and bagoong

nder tripe and vegetables in peanut sauce served with bagoong, eat with ri
dressing from Visayas region.

eringue.

s (rice/egg pastry) filled with Chinese vegetables and topped with peanut

grated coconut, sugar and sesame seeds. Palitaw means "float and sink," T

etables, thinly sliced savory sausage and tiny shrimps laced throughout. D

e luscious pili nuts found only in the Bicol region

auteed with pork and bagoong, or a sauted mixture of fresh vegetables (sq

tral Luzon region

stuffed with a mixture of ground chicken, pork and ham, plus whole sausage

er with molasses as a special drink,

with vegetables and fish sauce. Considered the most representative dish of

with a mixture of chillies and calamansi juice

icken liver, onions, chili &pepperserved on sizzling plate. popular in fla

isayas region

rawn fritters.

crackles

/crushed garlic

er with the tomatoes and patis (fish sauce)

cause coconut flavor is not overwhelmed by spices. Seafoods, poutlry, oth

jam (a gluitnous yam), ice cream, whatever else you want to put in, shave

g, eat with rice

d with peanut sauce. fried (lumpiang Shanghai ) are small spring rolls, r

t and sink," The ground glutinous rice dough for Palitaw sinks in boiling

throughout. Different types of noodles can be used: bihon (rice noodles)

vegetables (squash, eggplant, string beans and amplaya) in bagoong. mains

whole sausages and hard-boiled eggs.

tative dish of the Filipino, the sinigang is a slightly sour soup with br

popular in flatlands

, poutlry, other meat/vegs cooked with cocnut milk and garlic, onions, gin

put in, shaved ice, milk, and sugar, and there you have it.

pring rolls, rice pastry filled with ground beef or pork. Fried lumpias ar

nks in boiling water and floats when cooked. Its fried version is Pilipit

(rice noodles), Canton (flour noodles),sotanghon (soybean noodle) and mike

bagoong. mainstay in the Ilocos region

r soup with broth the color of peach, comparable to the French boullabaise

c, onions, ginger, chilis and lemongrass.

ied lumpias are basically the fresh variety, deep fried. a Chinese-inspire

on is Pilipit Bulacan (Sweetened ground rice).

odle) and mike (pronounced as mee-kee, fresh egg noodles). incomplete with

ch boullabaise. There are no fixed ingredients. Fish, shrimp, or meat, any

hinese-inspired vegetable snack much like the poh-pia of Singapore and Mal

ncomplete without a squirt or two of fresh kalamansi. pancit miki.

, or meat, any kind of vegetable, as many as you wish, all according to yo

gapore and Malaysia, and the khan-pyan of Burma. Generally, a mixture of v

miki.

ccording to your tastes. The broth is soured not by using vinegar, which i

a mixture of vegetables or meat wrapped in delicate egg wrapper. There ar

negar, which is considered unimaginative, but by using the fruits and lea

pper. There are four kinds: lumpiang Shanghai (mixture of pork and spices,

fruits and leaves of sour plants.

rk and spices, served as appetizer), lumpiang labong (made of tender bambo

f tender bamboo shoots), lumpia with peanuts, and lumpiang sariwa (made mo

ariwa (made mostly of vegetables). They're dipped in a sauce that consists

that consists simply of crushed garlic and vinegar.

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From the jid VULNERABLE

The right term for

the whole, entire, total amount,

quantity, or extent of

grammar : a word (such as jump, think, happen, or exist

ca. all

pen, or exist ) that is usually one of the main parts of a sentence and that expresses an action, an occurrence, or a state o

ccurrence, or a state of being

All answer contain *Four*

"Check-in" app for phones

foursquare
Four Weddings and

Hugh Grant movie

a Funeral

Person who wears glasses

Four Eyes

Sanguine, choleric, melancholic,

and phlegmatic

Four Humors

Human rights proposed by FDR

Four Freedoms

Earth, air, fire, and water

Four Elements

Nickname of the Beatles

Fab Four

Milton Bradley tabletop game

Connect Four

Foods that Start

with A Quiz
Doctor-avoidance fruit

Apple

Spear-shaped vegetable

Asparagus

Nut used to make marzipan

Almond

Spice used in Caribbean jerk seasoning

Allspice

Salted fish used on pizza and Caesar

salad

Anchovy

Peanut butter and celery with raisins on

top

Ants on a Log

Edible sea snail with an iridescent shell

Abalone

Green, egg-shaped fruit with one large

seed

Avocado

Leafy salad green also called rocket

Arugula

Vegetable with a heart

Artichoke

In what city was Jesus born?

Bethlehem

Who tried to steal Christmas?

The Grinch

Where does Santa Claus live?

The North Pole

Santa Claus is based on what saint?

St. Nicholas

Who is the red-nosed reindeer?

Rudolph

What Christmas alternative was invented

by Frank Costanza?

Festivus

What plant is it traditional to kiss

underneath of?

Mistletoe

How many gifts are given on the 12th

day of Christmas?

78

Who is the British version of Santa

Claus?

Father Christmas

What is the Spanish version of "Merry

Christmas"?

Feliz Navidad

What is "O, Tannenbaum" in English?

O, Christmas Tree

What Tchaikovsky ballet is commonly

performed around Christmas?

The Nutcracker

What is Scrooge's first name?

Ebenezer

Who was Jesus's mother?

Mary

What is another name for the three wise

men or three kings?

Magi

Lacking a crib, the baby Jesus was laid

in what?

Manger

What type of calendar is used to count

the days until Christmas?

Advent Calendar

On the night before Christmas, visions of

what danced in the children's heads?

Sugar Plums

Who said, "God Bless us, every one"?

Tiny Tim

Who wrote the song "White Christmas"?

Irving Berlin

In the phrase "and to you your wassail

too", what is a wassail?

Beverage

What does Santa bring to naughty

children on Christmas?

Coal

Starring

Scramble

Robert Pattison

LITGIHTW

Mel Gibson

BAERRHVEAT

Kate Winslet

TICINTA

Russel Crowe

RAOLDGIAT

Bruce Willis

MDONADARGE

Megan Fox

SRMARSTONERF

Brad Pitt

EVNES

Zoe Saldana

ATAARV

Mel Gibson

NGSIS

John Travolta

EGSRAE

Sandra Bullock

DEPES

Demi Moore

TGOSH

Sixty minutes

Hour

Segregated urban slum

Ghetto

Apparition

Ghost

Period of below average rainfall

Drought

One who is due to inherit

Heir

Toxic, green, gaseous element

Chlorine

Shiny plating on car metal

Chrome

Castrated man

Eunuch

Small pickled cucumber

Gherkin

Refrain of a song

Chorus

Clue

Food

Italian first course

Antipasto

Food of the gods

Ambrosia

Cajun sausage

Andouille

Type of sponge cake

Angel Food

Orange fruit related to plums

Apricot

Liquor made from wormwood

Absinthe

Very thin Italian pasta

Angel Hair

Squash variety

Acorn Squash

White meat tuna

Albacore

Lager alternative

Ale

Title

Starring

Scramble

Title

Twilight

Sylvester
Stallone

OYCRK

Rocky

Braveheart

Eric Bana

UKHL

Hulk

Titanic

Tom Hanks

ALPILEPDAIHH

Philadelphia

Gladiator

Sylvester
Stallone

NHFLEFCRIGA

Cliffhanger

Armageddon

Leonardo Di
Caprio

TOCIIENPN

Inception

Transformers

Arnold
Schwarzenegger

RODEPRTA

Predator

Seven

Mike Myers
(voice)

KHERS

Shrek

Avatar

Ingrid Bergman

ALPILEPDAIHH

Casablanca

Signs

Brad Garrett
(voice)

EIALTRATULO

Ratatouille

Grease

(St. Bernard Dog)

TOEBEVEHN

Beethoven

Speed

Susan Sarandon

NECDENAHT

Enchanted

Ghost

Helen Hunt

RESTIWT

Twister

Definition

Word

Candelabra used during

Hanukkah

Menorah

Spirit that feeds on corpses

Ghoul

Wine varietal also called

shiraz

Syrah

Dull brown material used for

military fatigues

Khaki

Lizard that can change color

Chameleon

Group of notes sounded

simultaneously

Chord

Carnivorous fish of South

America

Piranha

Chronic disease of the liver

Cirrhosis

Clarified butter of India

Ghee

Truthful

Hones

From the JID hush

Find the ELEMENT that is
ca. Uranium

Elementize PINOY_GAME_KA_NABA

Example:
q. An element that is poisonous white powder that reacts with air. Found in many minerals
c.a

q.Averysoftsilvery-whitemetalwithluster.Usedinalloysformirrorsandinelectronic
c.a In = Indium

q. An abundant gas that makes up 21% of the atmosphere. Extremely reactive and neces
ca. O= oxygen
q. A relatively common, stable, rare-earth metal that gives a red color in CRTs.
c.a Yq. A silvery metal that can be liquid at low temperatures. Used in thermometers.
ca. Ga

q. A durable silvery metal that is very light and easy to work, mined by Dwarves. From 'mi
ca. M- Mithril
q. An extremely rare metal created by the sphinx Crucius the Mad.
ca. E
q. An abundant metal also known as 'potash'. Essential for plant growth
ca. P

q. The most durable substance ever to be created by scientists - used by Wolverine and ot
c.a A

q. A common, reactive element (2.6% on Earth) found in many organic compounds and sa
ca. Na

q. A soft, silvery-white alkaline metal similar to Calcium. Used in white dye and s
c.a Ba

Elementize Silent Attractor

Silicon

Latinum

Nitrogen

Tantalum
Tyberium

Radium
Carbon
Rearden

ELEMENTIZE
THE WORD I
LOVE YOU

Iodine

Iodine
Latinum

Oxygen
Vanadium

Etherium
Yttrium
Uranium

the JID hush

the ELEMENT that is

mentize PINOY_GAME_KA_NABA

n element that is poisonous white powder that reacts with air. Found in many minerals.

P -Phosporus

verysoftsilvery-whitemetalwithluster.Usedinalloysformirrorsandinelectronics

n = Indium

n abundant gas that makes up 21% of the atmosphere. Extremely reactive and necessary for life.

O= oxygen

relatively common, stable, rare-earth metal that gives a red color in CRTs.

Yttrium

silvery metal that can be liquid at low temperatures. Used in thermometers.

Gallium

durable silvery metal that is very light and easy to work, mined by Dwarves. From 'mith', grey, and 'ril', glitter.

n extremely rare metal created by the sphinx Crucius the Mad.

Etherium

n abundant metal also known as 'potash'. Essential for plant growth

Potassium

he most durable substance ever to be created by scientists - used by Wolverine and others
Adamantium

common, reactive element (2.6% on Earth) found in many organic compounds and salts
Sodium

soft, silvery-white alkaline metal similar to Calcium. Used in white dye and spark plugs.
Barium

entize Silent Attractor

Makesup25%oftheearth'scrustprimarilyassandandquartz.Usedforglass,electronics,andoptics.(L.silex,silicis,
flint)

Araresilverliquid,oftenplatedwithgold,usedascurrencybytheFerengiAlliance.(StarTrek)

Agasthatmakesup78%oftheearth'sair.Odorlessandcolorless,butimportantforlifeasfertilizer.

Agray,heavy,andveryhardmetal.Usedincapacitorsandmedicalsurgicalinstruments.
AtypicallygreencrystalnamedaftertheTiberRiverortheemperorTiberius.Itleachesmetalsoutofthesoilinto
crystalsleavingthelandscapedepleted.(Command&Conquer)
Abrilliantwhitemetaldiscoveredin1898byMme.Curie.Usedinmedicineandforluminouspaints.
Acommonsolidinnaturewhichisthebasisforlifeonearth.Existsinmanycompounds
Agreenish-bluemetalalloyinventedbyHankRearden.Muchlighterandstrongerthantraditionalsteel.

Abluish-black,lustroussolidthatisablue-violetgas.Foundinseaweedandusedinmedicine.(Gr.iodes:violet)

Abluish-black,lustroussolidthatisablue-violetgas.Foundinseaweedandusedinmedicine.(Gr.iodes:violet)
Araresilverliquid,oftenplatedwithgold,usedascurrencybytheFerengiAlliance.(StarTrek)

Anabundantgasthatmakesup21%oftheatmosphere.Extremelyreactiveandnecessaryforlife.(Gr.oxys,sharp,acid)
Whenpureitisabrightwhitemetal,softandductile,foundinmanycolorfulminerals.(Scandinaviangoddess,
Vanadis).
AnextremelyraremetalcreatedbythesphinxCruciustheMad.Vedalkenwizardsstrivetoinfuseeverythingwith
etherium.(Magic:TheGathering)
Arelativelycommon,stable,rare-earthmetalthatgivesaredcolorinCRTs.(SwedishYtterby,avillageinSweden)
Aheavy,naturallyoccuring,radioactive,silver-whitemetalsofterthansteel.Usedfornuclearpower.(PlanetUranus)

d 'ril', glitter.

silver-whitemetalsofterthansteel

and used for nuclear pow

nd used for nuclear power

ca. pinoy

Phosphorus +Indium+Oxygen+Yttrium

Gallium
Mithril
Etherium
ca. game

mr. x SB (Nov. 12, 2014)

1an 1
MAF
red
Groggy forg
Jessica

Ugly
Hush
Nevermind
Yadilan
total

17
20
2
2
20
6
1
26
6
100

Potassium

Sodium

Rhenium4

Boron

Adamantium

Barium

Dilithium

Uranium

Protactiniu Gundanium Yttrium

m
Lanthanum Rearden
Oxygen

Tyberium

Potassium

Tellurium

Adamantiu Gundanium
m
Gundanium

ka

naba

red

Rutherfordium

Oxygen

Latinum
Yttrium

c.a butterfly

Yttrium

ca. palaka

Uranium

Dilithium
Argon

Potassium

Flourine

Mithril

Potassium

Nickel

Lanthanum Iodine

Latinum

Tyberium

Rearden

Mithril

Etherium

Oxygen

Oxygen

Iodine

Argon

Carbon
Potassium

Gundanium Mithril

Carbon

Carbon

Nitrogen

Hydrogen

Hydrogen

Hydrogen

Sulphur

Tyberium

Etherium

Adamantiu Adamantiu
m
m
Elementium

Lanthanum
Vanadium
Zanium

Actinium
Rearden
Osmium
Sulphur
Thorium

Etherium
Uranium
Nickel
Vanadium
Erbium
Selenium

Aluminum
Latinum
Mithril
Yttrium
Oxygen
Vanadium
Indium
Gundanium

HIDDEN WORD TWIST

Edward "ED" Asner, a television legend attracts his music fans by getting more people to come to his
ca. Endears
I'm not sure Al Green was aware the show received such widespread attention.
ca. general

Well,"StanLeesaid,uncrossinghislongskinnylegs.

WeweredelightedwhenNedGlasscalledandtoldushewasbringingafriend.

RiseStevens,theAmericanoperaticmezzo-sopranotookamomenttobreathedeeply,unsettledby
c.a Restiveness

SteveIrwinmumbledasummaryofhis conversationwiththehighschoolloverwho'dlodgedinth
ca interviews

nswerefalling.

ImproveAnswer:

Mga halimbawa ng Idyoma:

1. Anak-dalita - mahirap
2. Alilang-kanin - utusang wanlang sweldo,pagkain lang
3. Balik-harap - pabuti sa harap,taksil sa likuran
4. Bungang-tulog - panaginip
5. Dalawa ang bibig - mabunganga,madaldal
6. Mahapdi ang bituka - nagugutom
7. Halang ang bituka - salbahe,desperado o hindi nangingimang pumatay ng tao
8. Makapal ang bulsa - maraming pera
9. Butas ang bulsa - walang pera
10. Kusang palo - sariling sipag
11. Magaan ang kamay - madaling manontuk,manapok,manakit
12. Kidlat sa bilis - napakbilis
13. di makabasag pinggan - mahinhin
14. nakahiga sa salapi/pera - mayaman
15. nagbibilang ng poste -- walang trabaho
16. namamangka sa dalawang ilog - salawahan
17. nagmumurang kamatis -- matandang nag-aayos binata o dalaga
19. naniningalang-pugad - nanliligaw
20. ningas-kugon -- panandalian, di pang-matagalan
21. makapal ang mukha - di marunong mahiya
22. maaliwalas ang mukha - masayahin
23. madilim ang mukha - taong simangot, problemado
24. dalawa ang mukha - kabilanin, balik-harap
25. panis ang laway -- taong di-palakibo
26. pagkagat ng dilim -- pag lubog ng araw
27. pulot-gata -- pagtatalik ng bagong kasal
28. putok sa buho -- anak sa labas
29. makati ang paa -- mahilig sa gala o lakad
30. pantay ang mga paa -- patay na
31. nagpupusa -- nagsasabi ng mga kuwento ukol sa isang tao
32. saling-pusa -- pansamantalang kasali sa laro o trabaho
33. sampid-bakod -- nakikisunod, nakikikain, o nakikitira
34. samaing palad -- malas na tao
35. sampay-bakod -- taong nagpapanggap, hindi mapagkakatiwalaan ang sinasabi
36. takaw-tulog -- mahilig matulog

37. takipsilim -- paglubog ng araw

38. talusaling -- manipis ang balat
39. talusira -- madaling magbago
40. tawang-aso -- nagmamayabang, nangmamaliit
41. maputi ang tainga - kuripot
42. nakapinid ang tainga -- nagbibingi-bingihan
43. taingang kawali -- nagbibingi-bingihan
44. matalas ang ulo - matalino
45. mahangin ang ulo - mayabang
46. malamig ang ulo -- maganda ang sariling disposisyon
47. mainit ang ulo -- pangit ang disposisyon
48. lumaki ang ulo - yumabang
49. matigas ang ulo -- ayaw makinig sa pangaral o utos
50. basag-ulo -- gulo, away
51. may ipot sa ulo -- taong pinagtaksilan ng asawa
52. utak-biya -- bobo, mahina ang ulo
53. matalas ang utak -- matalino
54.porno

naglahong parang bula - disappeared without a trace

Ang taong pinagkatiwalaan niya ng pera ay naglahong parang bula. The person to whom he entrusted the mone
basang sisiw - woeful or pitiful
Nagmukhang basang sisiw ang mga heneral sa harap ng hari. The generals looked woeful in front of the king.

walang humpay - sustained

Ang walang humpay na buhos ng ulan ay nagdulot ng matinding pagbaha. The sustained pouring of rain caused

pagtahak sa mundong ibabaw - on one's journey in life

Hindi tayo dapat mawalan ng pagasa sa ating pagtahak sa mundong ibabaw. We should never lose hope in our l

di magkamayaw - everything is pandemonium

Di magkamayaw ang mga tao nang dumating ang hinihintay na idolo. Everything was pandemonium when the i
pumanaw na - had died already
Pareho nang pumanaw ang kanyang mga magulang. Both of his parents had died already.
walang silbi - good for nothing
Mahirap maging isang taong walang silbi. It's difficult for a person to be good for nothing.
nagsaulian ng kandila - friendhip is broken
Nagsaulian na ng kandila ang dalawang magkaibigan. The two friends had broken their friendship.

ilaw ng tahanan - light of the home

Ang ating mga ina ang nagsisilbing ilaw ng ating tahanan. Our mothers are the ones who serve as the light of ou

kapit sa patalim - literally clasping the blade, idiomatically means swallowing the bitter pill
Ang taong nagigipit ay karaniwang kailangang kumapit sa patalim. A person in dire need ordinarily has to swallo

matapang ang apog - immune to criticism by others

Ang hiya ay kadalasang wala sa bokabularyo ng taong matapang ang apog. Shame is often not in the vocabular

kalapating mababa ang lipad - prostitute

Naglipana na naman sa lansangan ang mga kalapating mababa ang lipag. Prostitutes are again roaming the stre

dagok ng kapalaran - misfortune

Ang pagpanaw ng ating magulang ay isang malaking dagok ng kapalaran. The death of our parents was a great
nilimas ang bahay - almost everything was taken by the robbers
Nilimas ng mga magnanakaw ang bahay. The robbers took almost everything from the house.
pag pumuti na ang uwak - literally when the crow turns white, idiomatically almost impossible
Maaari lamang kitang ibigin kapag pumuti na ang uwak. It is hopelessly impossible for me to love you.

matilamsikan - to partake of small tokens from someone's great benefit

Hindi man lang tayo natilamsikan ng kanyang panalo sa lotto. We had not even received any token benefit from

.Idioms-Kawikaan / Salawikain
Agaw-buhay
Alilang Kanin
Anak Dalita
Anak Pawis
Balat Kalabaw
Balat-kayo
Balik Harap
Balitang Kutsero
Bantay Salakay
Basag Ulo
Biglang-yaman
Bukal sa Loob
Bukas Palad
Bungang Araw
Bungang Tulog
Buto't Balat
Daga sa Dibdib
Dalawa ang Bibig
Di Makabasag Pinggan
Halang ang Bituka

Hampas Lupa
Hampaslupa
Isulat sa Tubig
Itaga sa Bato
Kusang Palo
Lumaki ang Ulo
Lumang-tugtugin
Maaliwalas ang Mukha
Mababa ang Luha
Mababang-loob
Mababaw ang Luha
Mabigat Ang Kamay
Mabilis Ang Kamay
Madilim ang mukha
Magaan ang Dugo
Magaan Ang Kamay
Magdilang Anghel
Mahaba ang Buntot
Mahabang Dulang
Mahangin
Maitim ang Budhi
Makapal ang Bulsa
Makapal ang Palad
Makati ang Paa
Makitid ang Utak
Malawak ang Isip
Malikot Ang Kamay
Manipis ang Mukha
Maputi ang Tainga
Matalas ang Utak
Matigas ang Buto
Matigas ang Katawan
Matigas ang Leeg
May Krus ang Dila
Nakahiga sa Salapi
Nakapinid and tainga
Ngiting-aso
Ningas Kugon
Pantay ang Paa
Patay Gutom
Putok sa Buho
Sukat ang Bulsa
Takipsilim

Talusira
Tanging-yaman
Tatlo ang Mata
Tulak ng Bibig
Utak Biya
Walang utang na loob

whom he entrusted the money disappeared without a trace.

d woeful in front of the king.

stained pouring of rain caused severe flooding.

hould never lose hope in our life's journey.

was pandemonium when the idol being awaited arrived.

their friendship.

es who serve as the light of our homes.

e need ordinarily has to swallow the bitter pill.

e is often not in the vocabulary of someone immune to criticism.

tes are again roaming the streets.

ath of our parents was a great misfortune.

m the house.

t impossible
e for me to love you.

ceived any token benefit from his winnings on the lottery.

Bugotng:
Bahay no
Goring-goring,
Butas-butas
ang dingding.

Sagot:
Kulambo /
Mosquito Net

(IDIOMS)

Ang Tagalog
ay mayaman sa mga sawikain.
Ang sawikain ay mga salita o
pagpapahayag na karaniwang
ginagamit sa araw-araw.

Ang mga
pagpapahayag na mga ito
UNA BULAQUEA

ay nagbibigay, hindi ng tiyakang

Juan Luna

kahulugan ng bawat salita,

kundi ng ibang kahulugan.

The introduction and selections on

this page were taken from
C.S. Canonigo's
MGA BUGTONG, SALAWIKAIN,
SAWIKAIN at mga PILING TULA
(Book I)
1996 Cebu City, Philippines

A
agaw-buhay-- naghihingalo

between life and death (literal=life about to be snatched away)

anak-pawis-- magsasaka; manggagawa

farmer; laborer; blue-collar worker

anak-dalita-- mahirap

poor

alilang-kanin-- utusang walang sweldo, pagkain lang

house-help with no income, provided with food and shelter

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balitang kutsero-- hindi totoong balita

rumor, gossip, false story

balik-harap-- mabuti sa harapan, taksil sa likuran

double-faced person, one who betrays trust

bantay-salakay-- taong nagbabait-baitan

a person who pretends to be good, opportunist

bungang-araw-- sakit sa balat

prickly heat (literal=fruit of the sun)

bungang-tulog-- panaginip

dream (literal=fruit of sleep)

BALAT

(SKIN)

balat-sibuyas-- manipis, maramdamin

a sensitive person (literal=onion-skinned)

balat-kalabaw-- mahina ang pakiramdam, di agad tinatablan ng hiya

one who is insensitive; with dense-face (literal=buffalo-skinned)

buto't balat-- payat na payat

malnourished (literal=skin-and-bone)

BIBIG

(MOUTH)

tulak ng bibig-- salita lamang, di tunay sa loob

insincere words (literal=pushed-by-the-mouth)

dalawa ang bibig-- mabunganga, madaldal

nagger, talkative person (literal=two-mouthed)

BITUKA

(INTESTINE)

halang ang bituka-- salbahe, desperado, hindi nangingiming pumatay ng tao

a person with no moral compunction (literal=with a horizontal intestine)

mahapdi ang bituka-- nagugutom

a hungry person (literal=sore intestine)

BULSA

(POUCH/POCKET)

makapal ang bulsa-- maraming pera

rich, wealthy (literal=with a thick pocket)

butas ang bulsa-- walang pera

poor (literal=with a hole in the pocket)

sukat ang bulsa-- marunong gumamit ng pera, marunong magbayad at

mamahala ng kayamanan
BUTO

someone who knows his ability to pay

nagbabatak ng buto-- nagtatrabaho ng higit sa kinakailangan

one who works hard

matigas ang buto-- malakas

a strong person

(BONE)

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K
kidlat sa bilis-- napakabilis

exceedingly fast

kusang palo-- sariling sipag

initiative

KAMAY

(HAND)

mabigat ang kamay-- tamad magtrabaho

a lazy person (literal=heavy-handed person)

magaan ang kamay-- madaling manuntok, manapok, manakit

one who easily hits another person, easily provoked (literal=light-handed person)

mabilis ang kamay-- mandurukot

a snatcher, pickpocket (literal=fast-handed)

malikot ang kamay-- kumukuha ng hindi kanya

one who has the habit of stealing things (literal=listless hand)

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D
di makabasag-pinggan-- mahinhin

a very demure, prim-and-proper person (literal=someone who can't break a plate)

di mahulugang-karayom-- maraming tao

overcrowded place (literal=where one cannot throw a pin)

DIBDIB

(CHEST/HEART)

pag-iisang dibdib-- kasal

wedding (literal=to be of one heart)

kabiyak ng dibdib-- asawa

spouse (literal=the other half of the heart)

daga sa dibdib-- takot

worry, fear (literal=mouse in the chest)

nagbukas ng dibdib-- nagtapat na nais pakasalan ang kasintahan

a man who proposed marriage (literal=opened his heart)

DILA

(TONGUE)

bulaklak ng dila-- pagpapalabis sa katotohanan

exaggeration (literal=flower of the tongue)

magdilang anghel-- magkatotoo sana

to wish that what has been said will come true

makati ang dila-- madaldal, mapunahin

talkative person (literal = one with itchy tongue)

matalas ang dila-- masakit mangusap

one who talks offensively (literal = sharp-tongued person)

maanghang ang dila-- bastos magsalita

a vulgar person (literal = spicy-tongued person)

matamis ang dila-- mahusay mangusap, bolero

a fast talker (literal = sweet-tongued person)

kaututang dila-- katsismisan

a gossip (literal = farting tongue)

sanga-sangang dila-- sinungaling

a liar

may krus ang dila-- nakapanghihimatong

one who could foretell an event

DUGO

(BLOOD)

kumukulo ang dugo-- naiinis, nasusuklam

a person who hates somebody (literal=boiling blood)

magaan ang dugo-- madaling makapalagayan ng loob

a person with whom one gets along easily (literal=light-blood)

maitim ang dugo-- salbahe, tampalasan

an evil or bad person (literal=dark-blooded)

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H
hampas-lupa-- lagalag, busabos

a bum person, without any goals in life

haligi ng tahanan-- ama

father (literal = post of the house)

I
ilaw ng tahanan-- ina

mother (literal = light of the house)

itaga sa bato -- tandaan

to remember (something) forever (literal=cast in stone)

isulat sa tubig-- kalimutan

to forget (something) forever (literal=write it on water)

ISIP

(MIND/BRAIN)

makitid ang isip-- mahinang umunawa, walang masyadong nalalaman

someone incapable of understanding (literal=narrow-minded)

malawak ang isip-- madaling umunawa, maraming nalalaman

someone who easily understands (literal=broad-minded)

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LOOB

(FEELINGS; LITERAL=INSIDE)

malakas ang loob-- matapang

a brave person (literal=strong-willed)

mahina ang loob-- duwag

a coward (literal=weak-willed)

mababa ang loob-- maawain

merciful person (literal=low-hearted)

masama ang loob-- nagdaramdam

a person with a grudge, painful or ill feelings against someone (literal=bad feelings)

mabigat ang loob-- di-makagiliwan

a person with whom one could not get along with (literal=heavy vibes or feelings)

bukal sa loob-- taos-puso, tapat

a sincere person, or one who gives with a pure heart (literal=pure-hearted)

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M
mahabang dulang-- kasalan

wedding

makalaglag-matsing-- nakaka-akit

enchanting look

makuskos-balungos-- mareklamo, mahirap amuin, mahirap pasayahin

hard to please, always complaining

mahaba ang buntot-- laging nasusunod ang gusto, kulang sa palo, salbahe

a person who is a spoiled brat

malapad ang papel-- maraming kakilala na makapagbibigay ng tulong

a person who is very influential

may magandang hinaharap-- may magandang kinabukasan

a person with a bright future

may sinasabi-- mayaman, may likas na talino

a wealthy person or a talented person

MATA

(EYE)

matalas ang mata-- madaling makakita

someone who could easily spot something (literal=sharp-eyed)

tatlo ang mata-- maraming nakikita, mapaghanap ng mali

a fault-finder, cynical person (literal=three-eyed person)

namuti ang mata-- nainip sa kahihintay, matagal nang naghihintay

a person who was stood up (literal=one whose eyes turned white)

matigas ang leeg-- mapag-mataas, di namamansin

snobbish person (literal=stiff-necked)

matigas ang katawan-- tamad

a lazy person (literal=stiff-bodied)

makapal ang palad-- masipag

a busy-body, industrious person (literal=thick-palmed)

maitim ang budhi-- masamang tao, tuso

an evil or bad person (literal=dark-souled)

mababaw ang luha-- madaling umiyak

emotional person (literal=tear-on-the-surface)

MUKHA

(FACE)

makapal ang mukha-- di marunong mahiya

a shameless person (literal= dense-faced)

manipis ang mukha-- mahiyain

a shy person (literal= thin-faced)

maaliwalas ang mukha-- masayahin

a joyful person (literal= bright-faced)

madilim ang mukha-- taong simangot, problemado

a problematic person (literal=dim-faced)

dalawa ang mukha-- kabilanin, balik-harap

a deceptive, two-faced person

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nakahiga sa salapi/pera-- mayaman

rich, connotes someone who is spoiled by wealth

nagbibilang ng poste-- walang trabaho

someone who is jobless, literally counting posts

namamangka sa dalawang ilog-- salawahan

a person who is unfaithful

nagmumurang kamatis-- matandang nag-aayos binata o dalaga

an old man/woman insecure about his/her looks and dresses up like a young person

naniningalang-pugad-- nanliligaw

a man courting a woman

ningas-kugon-- panandalian, di pang-matagalan

something that is not permanent, usually connotes a behavior or action not meant to last

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P
panis ang laway-- taong di-palakibo

a very quiet person

pagkagat ng dilim-- pag lubog ng araw

twilight

patay-gutom-- matakaw

glutton

pulot-gata-- pagtatalik ng bagong kasal

honeymoon

putok sa buho-- anak sa labas

an illegitimate child; out-of-wedlock child

PAA

(FEET)

makati ang paa-- mahilig sa gala o lakad

a person who is fond of going places (literal=itchy feet)

pantay ang mga paa-- patay na

one who just died (literal=level feet)

PUSA

(CAT)

nagpupusa-- nagsasabi ng mga kuwento ukol sa isang tao

telling on somebody

saling-pusa-- pansamantalang kasali sa laro o trabaho

temporarily included in a game or work, a term used to refer to little kids fond of joining
games or work of grown-ups

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sampid-bakod-- nakikisunod, nakikikain, o nakikitira

someone who is privileged to lodge and board in house for free

samaing palad-- malas na tao

an unfortunate person, unlucky person

sampay-bakod-- taong nagpapanggap, hindi mapagkakatiwalaan ang sinasabi

a false, pretentious person

T
takaw-tulog-- mahilig matulog

a lazy person who always wants to stay in bed

takipsilim-- paglubog ng araw

twilight

talusaling-- manipis ang balat

a very sensitive person

talusira-- madaling magbago

a person who easily changes

tawang-aso-- nagmamayabang, nangmamaliit

a person who sneers

TAINGA

(EAR)

matalas ang tainga-- madaling makarinig

one who easily hears the news (literal=sharp-eared)

maputi ang tainga-- kuripot

miser, scrooge (literal=white-eared)

nakapinid ang tainga-- nagbibingi-bingihan

one who plays deaf (literal=closed-eared)

taingang kawali-- nagbibingi-bingihan

one who plays deaf (literal=wok-eared: uses metaphor of the handle of a wok)

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utang na loob-- malaking pasasalamat na hindi kayang bayaran ng ano pa man

(as noun) debt of gratitude

"utang na loob"-- malaking pakiusap, madalas ginagamit upang ipahiwatig ang

masidhing damdamin ng nakikiusap, tulad ng "parang awa mo na"

(as expression) "please", used to express the deepest feelings of the person asking for a
very big favor, equivalent to "have mercy"

ULO

(HEAD)

matalas ang ulo-- matalino

bright, intelligent (literal=sharp-headed)

mahangin ang ulo-- mayabang

arrogant person (literal=air-headed)

malamig ang ulo-- maganda ang sariling disposisyon

in a good mood (literal=cool-headed)

mainit ang ulo-- pangit ang disposisyon

in a bad mood (literal=hot-headed)

lumaki ang ulo-- yumabang

someone who became proud, arrogant (literal=one whose head grew big)

matigas ang ulo-- ayaw makinig sa pangaral o utos

one who is stubborn (literal=hard-headed)

basag-ulo-- gulo, away

chaos, quarrel, fight (literal=break head)

may ipot sa ulo-- taong pinagtaksilan ng asawa

a person who has been cheated by his/her spouse (literal=one with shit on his/her head)

sira ang ulo/sira ang tuktok-- taong maraming kalokohan ang nasa isip

a crazy or foolish person

UTAK

(BRAIN)

utak-biya-- bobo, mahina ang ulo

stupid, brainless (literal=fish-brained)

matalas ang utak-- matalino

bright, intelligent person (literal=sharp-brained)

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lugar

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kirot

background

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backpack

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basketball

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bayle

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beeline

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butterfly

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campfire

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campground
candlestick

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baston

cardboard
carpet

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chopstick

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tungkod

classmate

eskuwela

kabiyak

clockwise

orasan

dunong

courtyard

mangligaw

bakuran

cowboy

baka

batang lalaki

cupboard
cutlet

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daredevil

hamon

demonyo

daydream

araw

panaginip

dishwasher
dishwater
doorbell
doormat
doorstep

doorstop
doorway
dragonfly

hayop na kathang isip

langaw

droplet

patak

bayaan

earache
earrings
evergreen
everybody
everyday
eyeball
fingerprint
firearm
firefighter
fireplace
fireproof
fireworks
fishtail
football
footprint
forecast
foresee
forget
forgive

fourfold
friendship
gentleman
goldfish
goldfish
grandfather

grandmother
grandstand

grasshopper
graveyard
greenhouse
groundnut
hailstorm
hallway
handcuff
headache
headlight

headmaster

headmistress
heartbeat

heartbroken
highway
homework
honeycomb
hookworm
horsefly
houseboat
inside
jawbone
ladybug
landlady
landlord
leadership
leaflet
lengthwise
lighthouse
loudspeaker
masterpiece
matchstick
meatball
moonlight
myself
necktie

newspaper
nobody
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outdoor
outfield
outfit
outgrow
outlaw
outlet
outnumber
outpatient
outside
overboard
overdose
overdue
pancake
partnership
penknife
photocopy
playground
playroom
popcorn

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railway
rainbow
raindrops
rattlesnake
ringworm
sandbags
sandcastle
sandpaper
seafood
seashore
seaweed
shipwreck
shoestring
shortbread
skateboard
skyscraper
snowboard
snowstorm
something
soundproof
spaceship

staircase
starlight

stomachache
strawberry
sunlight
sunshine
superhuman

superimpose
supernatural
surfboard
tailgate
teacup
teapot
thunderstorm
tightrope
timetable
tombstone
toolbox
toothbrush
understand
wallpaper

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warship
watermelon
waterproof
weekend

wheelbarrow
wheelchair
woodcutter
woodland
woodpile
woodshed
woodwork
woodworm
yourself

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blackboard
bookcase
bookworm
briefcase
buttercup

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>>aklat
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>> maikli
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+ kaso
+ bulati
+ kahon
+ tasa

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ca. Message in a Bottle

ca. Love in an Elevator

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