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   Ta·ga·log

   /təˈɡäləɡ/

   

   noun

   • 1. an Austronesian language spoken in Luzon and neighboring islands and forming the basis of the standardized national language of the Philippines (Filipino). Its vocabulary has been much influenced by Spanish and English, and to some extent by Chinese, Sanskrit, Tamil, and Malay: "in Tagalog, ‘lola’ means grandmother"
   • 2. a member of a people originally of central Luzon in the Philippines: "another difference is that the Tagalogs do not add vegetables to this dish"

   adjective

   • 1. relating to Tagalogs or the language Tagalog: "she is the narrator for the Tagalog version of the book"

   Word Origin the name in Tagalog, from tagá ‘native’ + ilog ‘river’.

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