galagala

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Reduplication of gala.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ga‧la‧ga‧la

Noun

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galagala

  1. a money dance

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay gala-gala (tar oil), plural of gala (resin), ultimately from Sanskrit गल (gala, resin).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡalaˈɡala/ [ɡɐ.lɐˈɣaː.lɐ], /ɡalaɡaˈla/ [ɡɐ.lɐ.ɣɐˈla]
  • Rhymes: -ala, -a
  • Syllabification: ga‧la‧ga‧la

Noun

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galagala or galagalá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜄᜎ)

  1. pitch; tar plaster; calker; caulker
  2. almaciga (Agathis dammara, syn. Agathis philippensis)
    Synonyms: almasiga, dayungon, dadyangan

See also

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