Precaution to Precious

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 this is a useful reference especially for those studying Philippine literature and documents from that period.

Precaution, n. [pricocion]
Precaucion.
Ing̃at, pag-iing̃at.

Precautionary, adj. [pricociéneri]
Preventivo.
Maing̃at.

Precede, v. [pricíd]
Anteceder, preceder.
Ipagpauna; umuna.

Precedence, n. [prisídens]
Precedencia.
Pagkauna.

Precedent, adj. [prisídent]
Precedente, antecedente.
Sinundan, náuna.

Precept, n. [prísept]
Precepto.
Utos.

Preceptor, n. [pricéptor]
Preceptor.
Nag-uutos.

Precinct, n. [prísinct]
Precinto, límite, lindero.
Pook, hangganan.

Precious, adj. [prícies]
Precioso.
Mahál, mahalagá.

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