Kapampangan Words

Prisyun It was World Hypertension Day a few weeks ago, a day dedicated to highlighting the importance of monitoring blood pressure and bringing global awareness to the 1 billion people living with high blood pressure worldwide. Here’s the Kapampángan word for “blood pressure”! How do you say “blood pressure” in your language? PRISIUN / PRISYUN … Read more

Salabat Perhaps the most well-known Filipino tea is salabat or ginger tea! This tea is commonly served during the cold or rainy seasons as a throat-soothing remedy and is widely believed to improve a person’s singing voice. SALABAT • (suh-luh-BUHT)ginger teaTagálog (Filipino): salabát EtymologyFrom Persian شربت (šarbat) “sharbat”, an Iranian non-alcoholic sweet cool drink popular … Read more

Duldul May is Thunderstorm Month in the Philippines as per PAGASA, the Philippine weather bureau, so here’s the Kapampángan word for “thunder” on the last Thor’s day of May! Thunderstorms frequently occur in the afternoon or evening during this month as the Philippine hot and dry summer season shifts to the rainy season. DULDUL • … Read more

Webis It’s the last Thursday of the month! How do you say “Thursday” in your language? WÉBIS • (WEH-bis)ThursdayTagálog (Filipino): Huwébes EtymologyFrom Spanish jueves (“Thursday”) You may want to read: Lunis Sabadu

Alak It’s National Wine Day! The word for wine or any alcoholic drink in the Philippine languages comes from an Arabic word that means “perspiration” or “distillate”! ÁLAK • (AH-luhk)wine, liquor, alcoholic drinkTagálog (Filipino): álak EtymologyFrom Arabic عرق (ʿaraq) which literally means “perspiration” or “distillate”, via Malay arak “alcoholic drink”. The Arabic word is the … Read more