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  2. Batangas Tagalog - Wikipedia

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    The particle eh is also spoken in other native Tagalog-speaking areas and by second-language speakers w/ the same closest English translation mentioned above w/out its variants like ala eh. Batangas dialect is known for the term laang, translated as "only" or "just", their version of lang in Manila and their own shortened version of lámang.

  3. Philippine English vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    Shared with British English partly due to the Spanish word curso and its borrowed form in many Philippine languages. Cutex [10] — Nail polish. Genericized from a popular brand of nail polish currently owned by Revlon. Dean's lister [39] — A person awarded a dean's list; Despedida party [7] [5] — A farewell party. The word despedida is a ...

  4. List of Philippine city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Batangas: Batangas: from batang, Tagalog for "log", in reference to the trunks of logged trees that used to be floated down the Calumpang River which runs through the city. Bayawan: Negros Oriental: from bayaw, a Cebuano word which means "to hoist" or "to elevate." [3] Baybay: Leyte: Cebuano word for "shore." [4] Bayugan: Agusan del Sur

  5. List of acronyms in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    ALMASOR – Albay, Masbate, Sorsogon BAG – Baguio BARMM – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao BUDA – Bukidnon-Davao BXU – Butuan Calabarzon – Region; Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon

  6. Subli - Wikipedia

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    The name sublî is a portmanteau of the Tagalog words subsób ("bent", "stooped", also "fall on the face") and balî (also "bent" or "broken"), referring to the posture adopted by male dancers. Both men and women dancers—called manunublî (meaning "person that does sublî ")—perform in pairs and various formations.

  7. Lomi - Wikipedia

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    Lomi haus or lomián, panciteria, eatery, carinderia, restaurant or their combination (e.g., lomi haus and eatery) are the most common terms used in Batangas to refer to a food establishment where lomi is served or eaten. A lomi haus specializes in lomi and other pancit dishes made of fresh egg noodles called miki. It may also serve other ...

  8. List of tourist attractions in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The church is famous for its Underground Cemetery which was built in 1845. [54] Paoay Church [55] Paoay: Ilocos Norte: Ilocos Region: It is declared as a National Cultural Treasure by the Philippine government in 1973 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the collective group of Baroque Churches of the Philippines in 1993. [48] Parañaque ...

  9. List of provincial name etymologies of the Philippines

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    Hispanicized form of the Bagobo word dabo, meaning "to fall", [41] alluding to the drop in elevation the river that now bears the name undergoes on its way from the slopes of Mount Apo to the sea. A related word in the neighboring Obo language, davoh, means "beyond the high grounds" (i.e., the lowland). [42]