1a member of a people originally of central Luzon in the Philippine Islands.
2the Austronesian language of the Tagalog. Its vocabulary has been much influenced by Spanish and English, and it is the basis of a standardized national language of the Philippines (Filipino).
adjective
relating to the Tagalog or their language.
Origin:
the name in Tagalog, from tagá 'native' + ilog 'river'
