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Flora de Filipinas

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Flora de Filipinas In 1837, Fr. Manuel Blanco published his iconic botanical text Flora de Filipinas, documenting hundreds of Philippine plant species according to popular usage. After Blanco’s death, several more editions were published, most notably the lavish 1877-83 third edition in six volumes, with over a thousand plant descriptions and 477 magnificently detailed color … Read more

Lumpia

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Lumpia Let’s roll into spring with the Kapampángan word for “spring roll”! LUMPIÂ • (loom-PYA’)spring rollTagálog (Filipino): lumpiyâ (prescribed orthography), lumpiâ (common spelling) EtymologyFrom Hokkien 潤餅 / 润饼 (lūn-piáⁿ) “soft mixed vegetable and meat roll-up” You may want to read: Tamalos

Malangi

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Malangi As we transition from the cold dry season to the hot dry season in the Philippines, here’s the Kapampángan word for “dry”! How do you say “dry” in your language? MALANGÎ • (muh-luh-NGEE’)dryTagálog (Filipino): tuyô Root WordLANGÎ • (luh-NGEE’)drynessTagálog (Filipino): tuyô (“dry”, root word), katuyuán Verb Conjugationlángî, lálangî, línangî – to become dry, to … Read more

Tula

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Tula Another Kapampángan word for happiness is túlâ which is more commonly as “joy”, “gladness”, “fun” or “laughter“. TÚLÂ • (TOO-la’)joy, gladness; fun, laughterTagálog: tuwâ (joy, gladness), táwa (laughter, fun[ny]) SUÉLU vs. TÚLÂ vs. SAYÂThese words roughly mean “happiness” in Kapampángan. Suélu/Kusuélu encompasses the senses of satisfaction, pleasure, or contentment. It is more commonly used … Read more

Pali

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Pali Pampanga and Tarlac often record some of the highest temperatures in the Philippines during its hot dry season (often above 38 C / 100 F). This is due to their geography of being vast inland plains surrounded by mountains. They share this scorching heat with other river valleys in the Philippines such as the … Read more