Simbang Gabi

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • simbang gabi
  • simbang-gabi

Etymology

See simba +‎ -ng, gabi. Literally, “night attendance of Mass”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /simˌbaŋ ɡaˈbi/, [sɪmˌbaŋ ɡɐˈbi]

  • IPA(key): /simˌbaŋ ɡaˈbe/, [sɪmˌbaŋ ɡɐˈbɛ] (colloquial)
  • Hyphenation: Sim‧bang Ga‧bi

Proper noun

Simbáng Gabí (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔ ᜄᜊᜒ)

  1. Simbang Gabi (devotional, nine-day series of Masses attended by Filipino Catholics in anticipation of Christmas)
    Synonyms: Misa de Galyo, Misa de Aginaldo
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