sinangkalan Filipino/Tagalog term

sinangkalan  
Syllables:  si·nang·ka·lan
[si-nang-ka-lan]  ?
verb
Also spelled as: sangkalanan
Word origin: Tagalog
Literal meaning: used as a chopping board
Filipino meaning:
  1. tao, bagay o pangyayari na ginagawang dahilan
English meaning:
  1. to use a person, thing or happening as an excuse or reason for something
Example:
  1. Sinangkalan ni Boyet ang pagdalaw sa kanyang lolo upang siya ay makalabas ng bahay.
English translation:
  1. Boyet made visiting his grandfather as an excuse to go outside the house.
Synonym(s):
English translation:
  1. an excuse
  2. to make a scapegoat of another
Dictionary keywords:
sangkalan