hugas-kamay

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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hugas-kamáy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜄᜐ᜔ᜃᜋᜌ᜔)

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

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