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Salubong

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The main highlight of Filipino Easter is the Salubung (to meet, welcome) or the symbolic meeting of the Risen Christ and His mother. SALÚBUNG • (suh-LOO-boong)(1) (to) meet on the way, encounter, welcome(2) the traditional Filipino Easter rites where opposite processions of the grieving Mother Mary and the resurrected Christ meet upTagalog: salúbong Derived WordPASALÚBUNG … Read more

Bisita

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Bisita/Bisitas Did you know that in Kapampángan, pluralized Spanish loanwords can have a different meaning from their original singular form? Here’s an example! Also featured is San Jose Matulid Chapel which is believed to be the oldest chapel in Pampanga! BISÍTA • (bi-SEE-tuh)visitor, guest; (to) visitTagálog (Filipino): bisíta BISÍTAS • (bi-SEE-tuhs)chapelSynonyms: kapília, tuklungTagálog (Filipino): kapílya, … Read more

Matuling

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Matuling How do you say “black” in your language? MATULING • (muh-too-LING) black; dark-colored Tagálog (Filipino): itím, maitím (blackish, dark-colored) Root Word TULING • (too-LING) blackness; darkness in color Tagálog (Filipino): itím, kaitimán Verb Conjugation túling, tútuling, tínuling – to blacken or get darker in color (Actor Focus) manuling, mánuling, ménuling – to turn black … Read more

Sarsuela

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Sarsuela/Zarzuela It’s World Theater Day! Did you know that a theater form sparked the golden age of Kapampángan literature? SARSUÉLA / ZARZUÉLA • (suhr-SWEH-luh)a musical theater genre with alternating sung and spoken text. A prominent literary form in Kapampángan that spurred the golden age of Kapampángan literatureTagálog (Filipino): sarsuwéla EtymologySpanish zarzuela “Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that … Read more

Ubi

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Ubi It’s Purple Day! How do you say “purple” in your language? Here’s a staple Filipino dessert that’s purple-colored! ÚBI • (OO-bi)purple yam (Dioscorea alata)Tagálog (Filipino): úbe Filipino purple yam jam dessert:ALÉ ÚBI (Kapampángan) /ÚBE HALAYÁ (Tagálog/Filipino)a sweet conserve of crushed ubi and milk, coconut milk, and sugar, cooked to an almost dry consistency Derived … Read more