Robe to Roe

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.

Robe, n. [rob]
Manto, toga.
Balabal.

Robust, adj. [róbust]
Robusto, vigoroso.
Matabâ, malakás.

Rock, n. [roc]
Roca, peñasco.
Malaking bato, bundok na bató.

Rock, v. [roc]
Mecer, arrullar; calmar, sosegar.
Iyugoy, ipagduyan; datahanin, patigilin.

Rocket, n. [róket]
Cohete.
Kwites.

Rocky, adj. [róki]
Peñascoso.
Mabató.

Rod, n. [rod]
Varilla, verga, caña.
Baras, tukod, tungkod.

Rodent, adj. [ródent]
Roedor.
Mapagng̃atng̃at.

Roe, n. [ro]
Corzo.
Usang babae. (female deer)

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