Tagalog

noun

Ta·​ga·​log tə-ˈgä-ˌlȯg How to pronounce Tagalog (audio)
plural Tagalog or Tagalogs
1
: a member of a people of central Luzon
2
: an Austronesian language of the Tagalog people compare Filipino sense 3

Examples of Tagalog in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In Chicago, voters can choose to vote in one of 12 languages on touchscreen machines: English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Polish, Korean, Tagalog, Gujarati, Urdu, Arabic, Ukrainian, and Russian. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2024 The online application is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese. Staff, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024 Similarly, brands looking to engage with Asian American Gen-Z could leverage culturally relevant content in languages like Mandarin, Korean or Tagalog while also reflecting the cultural values and traditions important to these communities. Aldo Quevedo, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 Applications are available online in 10 languages — English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese — and printed versions can be found at DMV offices. Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024 In this manner, speakers of Chickasaw, Tagalog, Urdu, Russian, English and other languages perceive reality differently from one another. Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 29 Feb. 2024 Growing up in a biracial household in a small town in Washington, her Filipino mother dissuaded her from learning Tagalog and their traditions, hoping her daughter would assimilate better in America. Laura Sirikul, Variety, 4 May 2024 The site provides links to the application in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Tagalog. Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024 Some are fluent in Spanish, Korean, Tagalog or Japanese. Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Tagalog

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Tagalog was in 1808

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“Tagalog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tagalog. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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Tagalog

noun
Ta·​ga·​log tə-ˈgäl-əg How to pronounce Tagalog (audio)
-ˌȯg
plural Tagalog or Tagalogs
1
: a member of a people of the Philippine island of Luzon
2
: the language of the Tagalog people

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