mataas na kapulungan

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of mataas +‎ kapulungan, a calque of Spanish cámara alta.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mataˌʔas na kapuluˈŋan/, [mɐ.tɐˌʔas nɐ xɐ.pʊ.lʊˈŋan]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧as na ka‧pu‧lu‧ngan

Noun[edit]

mataás na kapulungán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜀᜐ᜔ ᜈ ᜃᜉᜓᜎᜓᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. upper house; senate
    Synonyms: kamara alta, senado
    Antonym: mababang kapulungan
  2. (strictly) Senate of the Philippines
    Synonym: Senado

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