pangangaluluwa

Tagalog

Etymology

From pang- +‎ kaluluwa with initial reduplication. Compare Pangasinan panagkamarerwa. See also English souling and English trick-or-treating.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌŋaŋaluluˈa/ [pɐˌŋaː.ŋɐ.lʊˈlwa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: pa‧nga‧nga‧lu‧lu‧wa

Noun

pangángaluluwá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜅᜎᜓᜎᜓᜏ)

  1. serenading of homes asking for alms while pretending to be souls temporarily released from purgatory on the eve of All Saints' Day

See also

Further reading

  • “pangangaluluwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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