SPG

English

Proper noun

SPG

1. (historical, Anglicanism) Initialism of Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.

Noun

SPG (plural SPGs)

1. (military) Initialism of self-propelled gun.

   Hyponym: tank destroyer

2. (cooking) Initialism of salt, (black) pepper, and garlic.
3. (Singapore, derogatory) Initialism of sarong party girl.
4. (underwater diving) Initialism of submersible pressure gauge.
5. (Philippines, television, film) Initialism of strong parental guidance.

Translations

self-propelled gun

• German: StuK (de) (Sturmkanone)

See also

• gun motor carriage

Anagrams

• GPS, GPs, GSP, PGS, PGs, PSG, Pgs, pgs, pgs., sGP

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛsˈpe.ɡe/, [ɛsˈpe.ɡe]

Noun

SPG (plural SPG-SPG, first-person possessive SPGku, second-person possessive SPGmu, third-person possessive SPGnya)

1. (education, historical) Initialism of sekolah pendidikan guru (literally “teacher education school”).

Further reading

• “SPG” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English SPG; the meaning being a phono-semantic matching of English strong parental guidance. Coined by Movie and Television Review and Classification Board in 2012.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔes pi ˈd͡ʒi/ [ˌʔɛs pɪ ˈd͡ʒi]
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

SPG

1. (television, film) Initialism of striktong patnubay at gabay: strong parental guidance (television content rating in the Philippines used for programs containing mature or disturbing graphic content and subject matter, and/or coarse language that are not suitable for children without parental supervision)

Related terms

• PG