white elephant in Tagalog
puting elepante
white elephant in Tagalog: puting elepante. In English, white elephant means a possession that is unwanted or is a financial burden; an unprofitable investment.
Tagalog words for white elephant
- unwanted possession, financial burden, unprofitable investment
- puting elepante
English meaning of white elephant
- noun A possession that is unwanted or is a financial burden; an unprofitable investment.
- noun Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, elephant.
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Questions about white elephant in Tagalog
- What is the meaning of white elephant in Tagalog?
- White elephant in Tagalog is puting elepante.
- Ano ang white elephant sa Tagalog?
- White elephant: puting elepante.
- What does white elephant mean in English?
- White elephant means a possession that is unwanted or is a financial burden; an unprofitable investment.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: white elephant (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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