Tagalog Definition

tə-gälôg, -ləg
tagalogs
noun
A member of the ethnic group that is indigenous to Manila and the surrounding region in the Philippines.
Webster's New World
The Western Austronesian language of this ethnic group, an official language of the Republic of the Philippines.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A language spoken in the Philippines, in particular, Metro Manila and its surrounding provinces such as Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Bataan, Rizal, Marinduque, Mindoro, and Quezon.

Wiktionary
adjective
Of or relating to the Tagalogs.
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Other Word Forms of Tagalog

Noun

Singular:
Tagalog
Plural:
tagalogs

Origin of Tagalog

  • Perhaps Tagalog river people taga- native of ilog river

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Tagalog Tagalog, from taga- (“native of") + ilog (“river")

    From Wiktionary

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