English words from Tagalog
- BaybayinA writing system used in the Philippines.
- bibingkaA rice cake made using rice flour, sugar and coconut milk and wrapped in banana leaves.
- binagoonganA sautéed pork dish of the Philippines, flavoured with shrimp paste.
- bistekA Filipino dish consisting of thinly-sliced beefsteak braised in soy sauce, calamansi juice, garlic, ground black pepper, and onions cut into rings.
- bisteksiloga meal of beefsteak with fried rice and fried egg
- bistek tagalogSynonym of bistek.
- bukoA coconut.
- BulakanA municipality of Bulacan, Philippines.
- bunsoThe youngest child in a family.
- buntalA fibre obtained from palms of the genus Corypha.
- CabacunganA surname from Tagalog.
- cainginLand that has been cleared using slash-and-burn techniques.
- calachuchifrangipani; plumeria
- calamansiSynonym of calamondin.
- CalamiasA barangay of Lipa, Batangas, Philippines.
- CalapanA city, the provincial capital of Oriental Mindoro, Mimaropa, Philippines.
- CapiliA surname from Tagalog.
- CapulongA surname from Tagalog.
- CaviteñoOf, or pertaining to Cavite.
- CumbaA barangay of Lipa, Batangas, Philippines.
- daing na bangusMilkfish daing.
- dalagaA young woman who has passed puberty but is not yet married; an eligible young woman.
- DampolA name of several barangays in Pulilan, Bulacan, Philippines, composed of barangays Dampol 1st, 2nd A, and 2nd B.
- DimaanoA surname from Tagalog.
- DimalantaA surname from Tagalog.
- DingalanA municipality of Aurora, Philippines.
- dinuguanA savoury Filipino stew of meat and/or offal simmered in a gravy of pig blood, garlic, chili and vinegar.
- duwendeA kind of dwarf or goblin in Filipino folklore.
- ensaymadaSynonym of ensaimada.
- eskrimaThe traditional martial arts of the Philippines, which emphasize the use of sticks, knives, and various improvised weapons.
- gigilInducing an intense emotion by being cute or charming; grittingly thrilling
- go downTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
- gulamanGelatin made from agar, used in certain foods.
- halo-haloA Philippine dessert consisting of a mixture of shaved ice and milk with various boiled sweet beans and fruits, served cold in a tall glass or bowl.
- hilotA traditional healing practice, involving chiropractic manipulation and massage.
- hopiaA flaky pastry (typically filled with either mung bean, pork bits, purple yam, azuki bean, or etc.)
- HukbalahapA member of this movement.
- Ibabang DupayA barangay of the city of Lucena, Quezon, Philippines.
- IgorotA member of any of several Austronesian ethnic groups in the Philippines, inhabiting the mountains of Luzon.
- InfantahinA native or inhabitant of Infanta, Quezon.
- InoslobanA barangay of Lipa, Batangas, Philippines.
- JocsonA surname from Tagalog [in turn from Spanish, in turn from Hokkien].
- KabayanihanA barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
- KagitinganA barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
- kakampinkA supporter of 14th Philippine vice-president Leni Robredo on her 2022 Philippine presidential election campaign.
- kakaninAny of various dessert rice cakes.
- KalayaanSynonym of Spratly Islands.
- kalderetaA goat stew from the Philippines, commonly made with vegetables and liver paste.
- KalilayanFormer name of Quezon: a province of the Philippines, from 1591 to 1754, composed mainly of the southern part of modern Quezon province.
- kamayanThe traditional Filipino method of eating with the bare hands, often as a communal feast where food is served on banana leaves and eaten without utensils.
- kamiasbilimbi
- kangkongWater spinach (Ipomoea aquatica), grown for food in parts of Southeast Asia.
- kanto boyAn office boy.
- kanto girlAn office girl.
- kare-kareA Philippine stew of peanuts with meat (often oxtail), seafood, and/or vegetables.
- kawalifrying pan
- KawitA municipality of Cavite, Philippines.
- kiampongA glutinous rice dish of the Philippines, with meat, vegetables, etc.
- kikayA flirtatious girl or woman.
- kikiamsteamed and pan-fried elongated beancurd rolls over meatloaves of meat (usually ground pork) and vegetables, served as streetfood snack or dish topping
- kiligexcited; thrilled; the feeling of butterflies in one's stomach due to romantic tension.
- kropekprawn crackers
- kudyapia boat-shaped lute
- kutsintaA red or yellow steamed rice cake with a chewy, jelly-like consistency, popular in the Philippines.
- Laging HandaA barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
- LagundiA barangay of Mexico, Pampanga, Philippines.
- latikSolid coconut curds, the byproducts of coconut oil production.
- lauanAny of several types of light wood, resembling mahogany, from various trees from the Philippines and Malaysia.
- liempopork belly; streaky pork
- Liwanag LoakanA barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
- longganisaSynonym of longaniza.
- longsiloga meal of longaniza pork sausage with fried rice and fried egg
- LucenahinA native or inhabitant of Lucena, Quezon.
- lumbangThe kukui tree.
- MagpantayA surname from Tagalog.
- MalabananA surname from Tagalog.
- MalagonlongA barangay of Lipa, Batangas, Philippines.
- MalolosA city, the provincial capital of Bulacan, Central Luzon, Philippines.
- malunggayA tree with flavorful and nutritious leaves, the moringa or horseradish tree, Moringa oleifera.
- MarananA surname from Tagalog.
- MarasiganA surname from Tagalog.
- motor bancaSynonym of motorized banca.
- nido soupbird's nest soup (Chinese soup made from edible bird's nest)
- ninangA godmother.
- ninongA godfather.
- onion-skinnedoverly sensitive
- pabebe waveA handwaving gesture imitating certain beauty pageant contestants, which in turn is seen as resembling the stereotypical handwave gesture of a baby.
- pagpagLeftover food scavenged from garbage.
- palitawA small, flat, sweet rice cake eaten in the Philippines.
- Panatag ShoalScarborough Shoal
- pandesalA kind of bread roll, popular in the Philippines.
- parloristaA low-income male homosexual who behaves in a feminine manner and stereotypically works in a beauty parlor.
- President RoxasA municipality of Capiz, Philippines.
- PritilA barangay of Guiguinto, Bulacan, Philippines
- pulutanfinger food
- puroka subdivision of a barangay, typically urban.
- QuezoninAn inhabitant from Quezon province.
- QuizonA Filipino surname from Tagalog/Kapampangan/Cebuano [in turn from Spanish, in turn from Hokkien], common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.
- red eggsalted eggs with shells dyed magenta
- salacotA traditional conical hat of the Philippines, made of cane or palm.