Twirl to Twitter

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 time.

Twirl, n. [tuerl]
Rotacion, giro.
Ikot, ikit, pihit.

Twirl, v. [tuerl]
Voltear.
Umikot, umikit.

Twist, n. [tuíst]
Trenza, torcedura.
Tirintas, pilí, pilipít.

Twist, v. [tuíst]
Trenzar; torcer, entrelazar, entretejer.
Tirintasín, pilihín, pilipitin.

Twit, v. [tuít]
Regañar.
Magalit.

Twitch, n. [tuitch]
Pellizco.
Kurót.

Twitch, v. [tuitch]
Pellizcar.
Kumurot, mang̃urot.

Twitter, n. [tuíter]
Gorjeo; arranque, ímpetu.
Huni, siyap; kapusukan, bugsô.

Twitter, v. [tuíter]
Chirriar, gorjear; reirse..
Sumyap, humuni; ng̃umisi, ng̃umisng̃is.


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