CONTEMPORARY Filipino is changing in ways that are often easier to hear in everyday usage than to capture in official ...

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The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has officially added the Tagalog word "gigil," which describes the intense urge to pinch or squeeze something overwhelmingly cute. This unique emotional response, ...

MANILA, Philippines — We used to celebrate Linggo ng Wika. Today, it is celebrated as Buwan ng Wika, or National Language Month, every August. When we talk about language, it does not mean only ...

Mamasa-masa means ‘a bit moist’. Tricky but not too difficult to pronounce, yes? That’s just a starter. Meaning ‘guidance’, it’s not unusual to hear or see the shortened term of this word on Filipino ...

For netizens, more Filipino words in the Oxford English Dictionary mean more fun. According to the dictionary’s latest update, “evidence for these usages is not just found in the Philippines but also ...

DEFINITION: The Tagalog word for water clover, an aquatic plant commonly found in rice paddies, shallow water, and wet banks.

I was born and I grew up in an Ilokano village in eastern Pangasinan. In that part of the province and from there all the way to the Northern tip of Luzon, Ilokano is the lingua franca. In 1938, I ...