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showy in Tagalog

mapagyabang

/ˈʃəʊ.i/US/ˈʃoʊ.i/

showy in Tagalog: mapagyabang, hambog. In English, showy means calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.

Tagalog words for showy

for show
mapagyabang, hambog

English meaning of showy

  1. adjective Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.
  2. adjective Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display.
  3. adjective Inclined to showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative), instead of telling (by explicitly stating facts).

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Questions about showy in Tagalog

What is the meaning of showy in Tagalog?
Showy in Tagalog is mapagyabang, hambog.
Ano ang showy sa Tagalog?
Showy: mapagyabang, hambog.
What does showy mean in English?
Showy means calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: showy (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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