So let’s all make like Manuel L. Quezon as we give you 8 more magically, mystically, truly Filipino words that will give the great big bully that is American English a run for its money. pek·tus (pek′ ...

Eleven Filipino words have been officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its March 2025 update. This recognition highlights the growing influence of Filipino culture and language ...

This March, gigil was added to the Oxford English Dictionary as the newest Filipino word in the Philippine English category. But aside from gigil, 10 more Filipino words made it to the list. They are ...

MANILA, Philippines — Eleven Filipino words were added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its March 2025 update. In a commentary posted on its website, the Oxford English Dictionary explained ...

Gigil is a Tagalog word that was recently added to the Oxford English Dictionary, one of the most comprehensive dictionaries in the English-speaking world. PHOTO/S: Canva Isa na namang Filipino word ...

Meaning ‘guidance’, it’s not unusual to hear or see the shortened term of this word on Filipino television ... or ‘parental guidance’ in English. The shortened term ‘pakinabang ...

But there’s now an official word for it in English: gigil. Borrowed from Tagalog, one of the primary languages of the Philippines, gigil is among 42 words that are untranslatable or have no ...

The term, meaning a good-for-nothing or thug, shows how Filipino as a language has adapted Spanish terminology. Its origins come from the Spanish word “zángano” which literally means a ...

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The Oxford English Dictionary added 42 new words borrowed from other languages, including gigil, a Tagalog expression for witnessing something adorable. By Gina Cherelus Need a word to emphasize ...