Masaplala
Filipinos believe serving 12 kinds of round fruits during the media noche (New Year’s Eve meal) brings in prosperity for the new year, so eat your fruit and get that dose of prosperity!
MASAPLÁLÂ • (muh-suhp-LAH-la’)
prosperous, abundant
Tagálog (Filipino) masagána, manígo
Root Word
SAPLÁLÂ • (suhp-LAH-la’)
prosperity
Tagálog (Filipino): sagána (“abundant”)
Derived Word
KASAPLALAN • (kuh-suhp-luh-LUHN)
prosperity
Tagálog (Filipino): kasaganáhan
Verb conjugation
sumaplálâ, sásaplálâ, sínaplálâ – to prosper (actor focus)
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