taong-grasa
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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From tao + -ng- + grasa, literally “person with grease”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌtaʔoŋ ˈɡɾasa/ [ˌta.ʔoŋ ˈɡɾa.sɐ]
- Rhymes: -asa
- Syllabification: ta‧ong-gra‧sa
Noun
[edit]taong-grasa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂᜅ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜇᜐ)
- (figurative) very dirty person wandering in the streets (usually homeless and poor)
- Synonym: taong-putik