Possibly the smallest widely used citrus fruit there is, Kalamansi is known as Philippine lime. Continue reading KALAMANSI

This Filipino word is from the Tagalog pronunciation of the English “candy.”
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The root word is tinda, which is from the Spanish tienda. Continue reading TINDAHAN

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This is an online abbreviation of:

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This is not a Tagalog word. It’s a Filipino misspelling of “in despair” — and it’s also sometimes written by the lesser educated as one word, like “indispair” or “indespair.” Indispare ako. I am in despair. We receive a lot … Continue reading INDISPARE

kayumanggi brown kayumangging balat brown skin agos ng dugong kayumanggi flow of brown blood Ang Mga Kayumanggi The Brown Ones = Filipinos / Malays Kayumanggi ba? Is it brown. Hindi kayumanggi. Not brown. Kristong Kayumanggi Brown Christ Ipagmalaki ang pagiging … Continue reading KAYUMANGGI

tatay father ang tatay ko my father ang aking tatay my father ang tatay mo your father ang iyong tatay your father Isa, Dalawa, Tatlo One, Two, Three Tatay Mong Kalbo Your Bald Father Continue reading TATAY

Something your mom will chase you with if you do something bad. In Latino culture, they tend to throw these at you. Continue reading TSINELAS