pakitang-gilas

Tagalog

Etymology

From pakita +‎ gilas, literally “show of gallantry”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˌkitaŋ ˈɡilas/ [pɐˌxi.tɐŋ ˈɡi.lɐs]
• Rhymes: -ilas
• Syllabification: pa‧ki‧tang-gi‧las

Noun

pakitang-gilas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜆᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜎᜐ᜔)

1. (idiomatic) act of showing off skill or interest in something for the purpose of bragging

Derived terms

• ipakitang-gilas
• magpakitang-gilas
• mapagpakitang-gilas
• pagpapakitang-gilas

 

Related terms

• pakitang-gara
• pakitang-loob
• pakitang-tao

 

See also

• pasikat

Further reading

• “pakitang-gilas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018