baro
báro with stress marks
dress, clothing
Usage Note
Baro is the general Tagalog word for a garment or shirt, and forms the root of baro't saya, the traditional Filipino national costume for women (blouse and skirt). In everyday speech, baro often means any top or dress. The baro't saya is worn at formal and cultural events and is a symbol of Filipino heritage, especially the Tagalog tradition.
Examples
" Maganda ang bago mong baro. "
Natural Translation
Your new dress is pretty.
Literal Translation
Pretty the new your dress.
" Ito ang lumang baro ni Lola. "
Natural Translation
This is Grandmother's old dress.
Literal Translation
This the old dress of Grandmother.
" Ang baro't saya na suot ng aking lola noong kasal nila ay maingat na iniingatan namin hanggang ngayon. "
Natural Translation
The baro't saya my grandmother wore at their wedding is something we still carefully preserve to this day.
Literal Translation
The blouse-and-skirt that worn of my grandmother during wedding their is carefully preserved by-us until now.
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