tagalog

2 definitions found

tagalog - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tagalog \Ta*ga"log\, n.
     1. (Ethnol.) Any member of a certain tribe which is one of
        the leading and most civilized of those native of the
        Philippine Islands.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. The language of the Tagalogs. It belongs to the Malay
        family of languages and is one of the most highly
        developed members of the family.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

tagalog - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Tagalog
      n 1: a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly
           inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila
      2: the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based