Manglimbong

to deceive; to cheat; to defraudverb

Alternative meanings

To make someone believe something false; to act deceptively; to defraud; to cheat in order to gain an unfair advantage or benefit.

Pronunciation

mahng-lim-BOHNG

Root and affixes

From limbong, deception or trick. Manglimbong expresses the action of deceiving, defrauding, or cheating.

Variants or conjugations

to deceive; deception; was deceived; act of fraud; fraud/scam; trick; to trick

Related words and expressions

fraud; lie; trick; cheating; scam; fake

Meaning and usage notes

Manglimbong is useful for deceive or defraud. For lying specifically, use bakak or mamakak. For fraud or scam as a noun, panglimbong fits better.