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crocodile tear in Tagalog

luha ng buwaya

/ˈkɹɒ.kə.daɪl ˌtɪə(ɹ)/

crocodile tear in Tagalog: luha ng buwaya. In English, crocodile tear means a tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.

Tagalog words for crocodile tear

tear shed falsely
luha ng buwaya
display of tears that is forced or false
luha ng buwaya

English meaning of crocodile tear

  1. noun A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.
  2. noun A display of tears that is forced or false.

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Questions about crocodile tear in Tagalog

What is the meaning of crocodile tear in Tagalog?
Crocodile tear in Tagalog is luha ng buwaya.
Ano ang crocodile tear sa Tagalog?
Crocodile tear: luha ng buwaya.
What does crocodile tear mean in English?
Crocodile tear means a tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crocodile tear (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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