pakitang-gilas
Tagalog
editEtymology
editFrom pakita + gilas, literally “show of gallantry”.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌkitaŋ ˈɡilas/ [pɐˌxiː.t̪ɐŋ ˈɡiː.lɐs]
- Rhymes: -ilas
- Syllabification: pa‧ki‧tang-gi‧las
Noun
editpakitang-gilas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜆᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜎᜐ᜔)
- (idiomatic) act of showing off skill or interest in something for the purpose of bragging
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editFurther reading
edit- “pakitang-gilas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018