EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
merchant, trader, businessman...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/ma-nga-nga-la-KAL/
FIL: Isang tao na ang hanapbuhay ay ang pagbili at pagbenta ng mga produkto o kalakal para sa tubo.
EN: merchant, trader, businessman
Before 'entrepreneur' and 'CEO' became the buzzwords, we had mangangalakal. These are the OG business people—from the Chinese traders in pre-colonial times to your suki sa palengke. They're the ones who know how to buy low and sell high. If you've ever sold something on Carousell or Facebook Marketplace, congratulations, you've been a mangangalakal for a day.
From `mang-` + reduplication of the first syllable of the root `ka-` + `kalakal` (trade, goods). `mang-` + `ka` + `kalakal` -> `mangangalakal`.
ROOT MEANING: merchandise; goods; commodity
A general term for someone engaged in commerce. Can range from a small-time vendor to a large-scale importer.
🇵🇭 Ang mga unang dayuhang mangangalakal sa Pilipinas ay mga Tsino.
🇺🇸 The first foreign merchants in the Philippines were Chinese.
🇵🇭 Isang tanyag na mangangalakal ang nagmamay-ari ng gusaling iyon.
🇺🇸 A famous businessman owns that building.
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