Tagalog
noun
Ta·ga·log
tə-ˈgä-ˌlȯg 
plural Tagalog or Tagalogs
1
: a member of a people of central Luzon
2
: an Austronesian language of the Tagalog people compare Filipino sense 3
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Tagalog
First Known Use
1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Tagalog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tagalog. Accessed 3 Jun. 2023.
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Tagalog
noun
Ta·ga·log
tə-ˈgäl-əg
-ˌȯg
plural Tagalog or Tagalogs
1
: a member of the native people of the Philippine island of Luzon
2
: the language of the Tagalog people
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