taong-grasa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• taong grasa

Etymology

From tao +‎ -ng- +‎ grasa, literally “person with grease”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌtaʔoŋ ˈɡɾasa/ [ˌt̪aː.ʔoŋ ˈɡɾaː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: ta‧ong-gra‧sa

Noun

taong-grasa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂᜅ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜇᜐ)

1. (figurative) very dirty person wandering in the streets (usually homeless and poor)

   Synonym: taong-putik