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.
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adjective
Of or relating to the Tagalogs.
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Other Word Forms of Tagalog
Noun
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tagalogsOrigin 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")
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