the 22nd letter of the new Filipino alphabet.
a sacred handwoven cloth made from abaca fibers by the Tboli people.
contraction of kitá, katá, you and I, the two of us.
a tree that grows 8 to 15 meters tall, with broad, egg-shaped leaves, pink flowers, and thin-skinned capsule fruits.
1. a town in the province of Batangas.
2. lowest volcano in the world.
Bulkáng Taál, Taal Volcano
anyone born in a particular place, region, or country.
taál na taga-Batanes, a native of Batanes
→ TUBÒ
1. a barricade made of stones and split bamboo matting is used to catch fish on coral reefs.
2. a fishing rig made of a long string tied vertically on two ends.
3. long fishing line.
→ KÍTANG
catalyst: a chemical substance that changes the rate of chemical reaction.
1. fatness.
→ TÁMBOK
2. lard.
hairy herb (Ouret lanata) with alternate round leaves, known for its medicinal uses. The boiled flowers are said to be diuretic and helpful in treating bladder cataracts and gonorrhea.
adding liquid to weaken the taste of liquor, juice, and etc.
tábad na alak, diluted liquor
bloodletting.
→ PADUGÔ
oblique cutting of material.
1. tobacco plant.
2. cigar.
→ ABÁNO
lushness of a plant making it fruitless and sterile.
1. tastelessness.
→ YAPÁ
2. lack of interest and enthusiasm.
shrub (Flemingia strobilifera) with small flowers and bulging seed pods.
→ GÁNGAN
elephant’s foot with sharp-pointed leaves.
a bulky vine climbing on trunks of trees and having oblong-shaped leaves.
(Colloquial) fatty.
tavern.
tabernacle: in Christianity, a box in which the consecrated Eucharist is housed.
asking permission to pass through.
