A few days ago
cathy

will you please give me?

I need 20 english words borrowed from tagalog

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A few days ago
Mika

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boondocks – a remote, usually brushy rural area, the sticks, of the Tagalog bundok, which means “mountain” or the word

bunduk (Bisayan Bukid) meaning “hinterland”, i.e., land area inland, away from the shore.

cogon – type of grass, used for thatching, from the Tagalog word kugon.

ylang-ylang – type of flower known for its fragrance.

abaca – a species of banana native to the Philippines. The plant is of major economical importance, being harvested for its fibre, called Manila hemp.

manila (hemp) – a type of fiber obtained from the leaves of the abacá (Musa textilis), a relative of the banana.

capiz – decoration material, made of mother-of-pearl shells that have the same name.

yo-yo – the toy.

cooties from the common Austronesian and Tagalog kuto which literally means “head lice.”

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A few days ago
Anonymous
i can give you 4 words.

1-nurse(nars)

2-ballpoint pen(bolpen)

3-driver(drayver)

4-tricycle(traysikel)

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A few days ago
MtBikr
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