pakitang-gilas

Tagalog

Etymology

From pakita +‎ gilas, literally “show of gallantry”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌkitaŋ ˈɡilas/ [pɐˌxiː.t̪ɐŋ ˈɡiː.lɐs]
  • Rhymes: -ilas
  • Syllabification: pa‧ki‧tang-gi‧las

Noun

pakitang-gilas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜆᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜎᜐ᜔)

  1. (idiomatic) act of showing off skill or interest in something for the purpose of bragging

Derived terms

  • ipakitang-gilas
  • magpakitang-gilas
  • mapagpakitang-gilas
  • pagpapakitang-gilas

See also

Further reading

  • “pakitang-gilas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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