What is the meaning of the Filipino word Salá?

• A. Mistake or error in Filipino.
• B. To relocate or transfer something.
• C. President or leader in Filipino context.
• D. To wait or anticipate something.

Answer: (A)

Salá denotes a fault or error. It’s used as a noun to refer to something that is wrong or a mistaken point. The accent shows stress on the last syllable, so you’d say sal-Á. For example, you might hear, “May salá ang sagot niya,” meaning “Her answer has a mistake.” The other ideas—relocating something, a president or leader, or waiting/anticipating something—are described with different Filipino words (ilipat, pangulo/pinuno, maghintay/inaasahan), so they don’t fit the sense of fault that salá conveys.