dalaga

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noun

A young woman who has passed puberty but is not yet married; an eligible young woman.

OriginTagalog dalaga →
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Meanings

noundalaga (plural dalagas)

plural dalagas

  1. PhilippinesA young woman who has passed puberty but is not yet married; an eligible young woman.

Origin

  1. Tagalogdalaga“maiden; virgin; unmarried girl”
  2. Englishdalaga

From Tagalog dalaga (“maiden; virgin; unmarried girl”).

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APA

dalaga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dalaga

MLA

“dalaga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dalaga. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dalaga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dalaga.

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