pakitang-gilas
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Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From pakita + gilas, literally “show of gallantry”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌkitaŋ ˈɡilas/ [pɐˌxi.tɐŋ ˈɡi.lɐs]
- Rhymes: -ilas
- Syllabification: pa‧ki‧tang-gi‧las
Noun[edit]
pakitang-gilas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜆᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜎᜐ᜔)
- (idiomatic) act of showing off skill or interest in something for the purpose of bragging
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Further reading[edit]
- “pakitang-gilas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018