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Army Knowledge Online (AKO) was a web application that provided enterprise information services to the United States Army, joint, and Department of Defense customers. AKO was sunset in 2021. [1] The remaining following information is historical in nature. Enterprise services were provided to those customers on both classified and unclassified ...
Lupang Hinirang. " Lupang Hinirang " ("Chosen Land"), originally titled in Spanish as " Marcha Nacional Filipina " ("Philippine National March"), and commonly and informally known by its incipit " Bayang Magiliw " ("Beloved Country"), is the national anthem of the Philippines. Its music was composed in 1898 by Julián Felipe, and the lyrics ...
The term originally referred to fruit that was spoiled or rotten, as well as to plants and individuals that appeared to be in poor health. [1] Earl Shorris, an American writer and critic, defined pochos as Americans of Mexican descent ""who [had] traded [their] language and culture for the illusory blandishments of life in the United States".
The Spanish copula estar ('to be') has also become a part of the Hiligaynon lexicon. Its meaning and pronunciation have changed compared to its Spanish meaning, however. In Hiligaynon it is pronounced as istar and means 'to live (in)/location' (Compare with the Hiligaynon word puyô). Example: Nagaistar ako sa tabuk suba. 'I live in tabuk suba'.
Taglish or Englog is code-switching and/or code-mixing in the use of Tagalog and English, the most common languages of the Philippines. The words Taglish and Englog are portmanteaus of the words Tagalog and English. The earliest use of the word Taglish dates back to 1973, while the less common form Tanglish is recorded from 1999.
The Diccionario de la lengua española[a] (DLE; [b] English: Dictionary of the Spanish language) is the authoritative dictionary of the Spanish language. [1] It is produced, edited and published by the Royal Spanish Academy, with the participation of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language. It was first published in 1780, as the ...
5) Iro: This is the black substance that is found on the surface of the leather of Bata drum. It primary purpose is to vary the tones from different faces of the drum. It is usually obtained from a tree. all the faces of bata have this substance apart from the face that is called Ako- this face gives the highest tone in the drum.
Acapulco de Juárez (Spanish: [akaˈpulko ðe ˈxwaɾes] ⓘ), commonly called Acapulco (/ ˌækəˈpʊlkoʊ / AK-ə-PUUL-koh, [2][3] US also / ˌɑːk -/ AHK-; [2] Nahuatl languages: Acapolco), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, 380 kilometres (240 mi) south of Mexico City. Located on a deep ...