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Tom vs Tagalog - What's the difference?

tom | tagalog |

As nouns the difference between tom and tagalog

is that tom is splash (onomatopoeia) while tagalog is tagalog, the tagalog language, native language of the philippines.

tom

English

Etymology 1

From generic use of the proper name Tom .

Noun

(en noun)
  • The male of the domesticated cat.
  • The male of the turkey.
  • The male of certain other animals.
  • (British, slang) A prostitute.
  • (music) A type of drum.
  • (obsolete) The jack of trumps in the card game gleek.
    • Synonyms
    * (male cat) tomcat, he-cat * (male turkey) turkey-cock * (male of other animals) male * (prostitute) See also
    Derived terms
    * tomboy * tomcat * tomfool * tom-tit

    Etymology 2

    Shortened from tomato

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tomato (the fruit).
    • Toms 90p a pound

    Etymology 3

    Rhyming slang from tomfoolery.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (Cockney rhyming slang) jewellery

    • Etymology 4

    From Uncle Tom.

    Verb

    (tomm)
  • (intransitive, derogatory, of a black person) To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.

    • Etymology 5

    Verb

    (tomm)
  • (nautical) To dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    tagalog

    English

    (wikipedia Tagalog)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A language spoken in the Philippines, in particular, Metro Manila and its surrounding provinces such as Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Bataan, Rizal, Marinduque, Mindoro, and Quezon.

    • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A member of the second largest Filipino ethnic group.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to the Tagalogs.

    • See also

    * * (tl) * Language list

    External links

    * * Tagalog - English Dictionary ----