SALAPI

The Tagalog word salapi used to mean a fifty-centavo coin in the old days.


salapi
money, currency


pananalapi
finances, treasurey


masalapi
rich


mukhang salapi
'looks like money' or 'has the face of money' (money-worshipping)


salaping papel
paper money


salaping ginto= salaping ginto
gold money


salaping pambulsa
pocket money

The more contemporary Tagalog word for 'money' is pera.