Simbang Gabi

See also: simbang gabi and simbang-gabi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

See simba +‎ -ng, gabi. Literally, “night attendance of Mass”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /simˌbaŋ ɡaˈbi/ [sɪmˌbaŋ ɡɐˈbɪ], (colloquial) /simˌbaŋ ɡaˈbe/ [sɪmˌbaŋ ɡɐˈbɛ]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: Sim‧bang Ga‧bi

Proper noun

Simbáng Gabí (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔ ᜄᜊᜒ)

  1. Simbang Gabi (devotional, nine-day series of night Masses attended by Filipino Catholics in anticipation of Christmas)
    Synonym: Misa de Aginaldo

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