nangaluluwa (nangáluluwá) Filipino/Tagalog term
nangáluluwá
Syllables:
na·ngá·lu·lu·wá
[na-ngá-lu-lu-wá]
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verb
Literal meaning: got the souls or spirits
Filipino meaning:
- tumatapat sa mga bahay-bahay kapag gabi ng Araw ng mga Patay para humingi ng pera na gagamitin para sa pagpapamisa sa susunod na araw
English meaning:
- going from house to house at night during All Saint's Day to ask for money to be used for the mass on the next day
Example:
- Sa probinsya namin maraming nangáluluwá noong Araw ng mga Patay.
English translation:
- In our province there are many people going from house to house at night during All Saint's Day asking money to be used for the mass on the next day.