Twain to Twice

Note that 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 era.

Twain, n. [tuén]
Dos, gemelo.
Dalawa, kambal.

Twang, n. [tuáng]
Retintin, sonido agudo.
Taginting.

Twang, v. [tuáng]
Producir un sonido agudo.
Tumaginting.

Tweezers, n. [tuízers]
Tenacillas.
Ipit, pang-ipit, panipit, sipit.

Twelfth, adj. [tuelfz]
Duodécimo.
Ikalabing dalawa.

Twelfth-Day, n. [tuélfz-de]
El dia de Reyes ó la Epifania.
Kaarawan ng̃ Tatlong Harì.

Twelve, adj. [tuelv]
Doce.
Labing dalawa.

Twentieth, adj. [tuéntiez]
Vigésimo.
Ikadalawang pû.

Twenty, adj. [tuénti]
Veinte.
Dalawang pû. DALAWAMPU

Twice, adv. [tuáis]
Dos veces, al doble.
Makálawa. DALAWANG BESES

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