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publican in Tagalog

publikano

/ˈpʌblɪk(ə)n/US/ˈpʌblək(ə)n/

publican in Tagalog: publikano. In English, publican means the landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging; a pub”).

Tagalog words for publican

tax collector, especially one working in Judea and Galilee during New Testament times
publikano

English meaning of publican

  1. noun The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging; a pub”).
  2. noun The manager or owner of a hotel.
  3. noun A tax collector, especially one working in Judea and Galilee during New Testament times (1st century C.E.) who was generally regarded as sinful for extorting more tax than was due, and as a traitor for serving the Roman Empire.
  4. noun Any person who collects customs duties, taxes, tolls, or other forms of public revenue.

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Questions about publican in Tagalog

What is the meaning of publican in Tagalog?
Publican in Tagalog is publikano.
Ano ang publican sa Tagalog?
Publican: publikano.
What does publican mean in English?
Publican means the landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging; a pub”).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: publican (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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