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backscratcher in Tagalog

pangamot ng likod

backscratcher in Tagalog: pangamot ng likod. In English, backscratcher means a long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.

Tagalog words for backscratcher

rod for scratching one's own back
pangamot ng likod

English meaning of backscratcher

  1. noun A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.
  2. noun A participant in corruption, such as a briber or pay-to-play participant.

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Questions about backscratcher in Tagalog

What is the meaning of backscratcher in Tagalog?
Backscratcher in Tagalog is pangamot ng likod.
Ano ang backscratcher sa Tagalog?
Backscratcher: pangamot ng likod.
What does backscratcher mean in English?
Backscratcher means a long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backscratcher (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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