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Hukbalahap

Hukbalahap proper noun: a Filipino guerrilla movement that fought against the Japanese during World War II and lasted until the Magsaysay administration.

Proper noun

Hukbalahap

  1. (Philippines, historical) A Filipino guerrilla movement that fought against the Japanese during World War II and lasted until the Magsaysay administration.

Noun

Hukbalahap (plural Hukbalahaps)

  1. A member of this movement.

Forms of Hukbalahap

pluralHukbalahaps

Origin of Hukbalahap

Borrowed from Tagalog Hukbalahap.

Words formed from Hukbalahap

Questions about Hukbalahap

What does Hukbalahap mean?
Hukbalahap means a Filipino guerrilla movement that fought against the Japanese during World War II and lasted until the Magsaysay administration.
What part of speech is Hukbalahap?
Hukbalahap can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Hukbalahap in the dictionary

  1. Huizúcar
  2. hujra
  3. hujras
  4. Huk
  5. hukama
  6. Hukbalahap
  7. Hukbalahaps
  8. huke
  9. hukeem
  10. hukeems
  11. hukes

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