taong-grasa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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
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