ampalayang-ampalaya (ampalayáng-ampalayá) Filipino/Tagalog term

ampalayáng-ampalayá  
Syllables:  am·pa·la·yáng-am·pa·la·yá
[am-pa-la-yáng-am-pa-la-yá]  ?
adjective
Word origin: Tagalog
Literal meaning: very much like "amorgoso"
Filipino meaning:
  1. labis na matipid
  2. kuripot
English meaning:
  1. stingy
  2. miserly
Example:
  1. Naging ampalayáng-ampalayá na si Linda noong mamatay ang asawa.
English translation:
  1. Linda became stingy when her husband died.
Dictionary keywords:
ampalaya