Pellicle to Penalty

This dictionary contains English, Spanish and Tagalog words from the early 20th century, quite a few of which are obsolete. The spelling and meaning of the words herein may be slightly different from current usage. Still, we believe it is a useful reference for those studying Philippine literature and documents from that period.

Pellicle, n. [pélicl] (thin membrane inside eggshell)
Película.
Balok.

Pellucid, adj. [peliúcid]
Trasparente, diáfano.
Nang̃ang̃aninaw, malinaw.

Pelt, n. [pelt] (animal skin)
Pellejo, cuero.
Balat.

Pelvis, n. [pélvis]
Pélvis.
Butó ng̃ baywang.

Pen, n. [pen] (writing pen)
Pluma.
Pluma, panulat.

Pen, n. [pen] (fenced enclosure for animals)
Jaula, caponera.
Kulung̃án, tangkal.

Pen, v. [pen] (to fence in)
Enjaular, encerrar.
Kumulong, isilid sa tangkal.

Penal, adj. [pínal]
Penal.
Nauukol sa parusa.

Penalty, n. [pénalti]
Pena, castigo.
Parusa, dusa.

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