hugas-kamay

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “washing one's hands”, from the Bible's account of Pontius Pilate washing his hands and refusing to condemn Jesus in Matthew 27:24.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌhuɡas kaˈmaj/ [ˌhu.ɣɐs kɐˈmaɪ̯]
Rhymes: -aj
Syllabification: hu‧gas-ka‧may

Adjective

hugas-kamáy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜄᜐ᜔ᜃᜋᜌ᜔)

(idiomatic) whitewashing; refusing to hold responsibility for or involvement with errors or bad actions

Derived terms

maghugas-kamay

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