sagala

English

Noun

sagala (plural sagalas)

  1. (Philippines) A girl taking part in the Santacruzan pageant on the last day of the Flores de Mayo festival.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zagala, feminine of zagal, from Andalusian Arabic زغال (zaḡál, “young; brave”), from Arabic زُغْلُول (zuḡlūl).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /saˈɡala/ [sɐˈɣaː.lɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: sa‧ga‧la

Noun

sagala (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜄᜎ)

  1. costumed maiden, with an enlarged headdress of leaves, joining a Lenten procession

Derived terms

  • isagala
  • magsagala

See also

Further reading

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