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Tagalog

/təˈgælɑg/
/təˈgælɑg/
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Other forms: Tagalogs

Definitions of Tagalog
  1. noun
    a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila
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    type of:
    Filipino
    a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
  2. noun
    the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based
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    type of:
    Filipino, Philippine
    official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
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