What is the meaning of the Filipino word Pangulo?

• A. President or leader in Filipino context.
• B. To cut or trim something.
• C. To find or locate something.
• D. To wait or anticipate something.

Answer: (A)

Pangulo is a word for the person who leads or heads something, and in Filipino usage it specifically refers to the President or a leader of a country, organization, or group. It comes from combining the idea of "head" (ulo) with a role of leadership, so it literally conveys the one who stands at the front. For example, Ang Pangulo ng Pilipinas is the President of the Philippines. The other meanings—cutting or trimming, finding or locating, waiting or anticipating—belong to different Filipino verbs, such as gupitin or putol for cut, hanapin for find, and hintay/maghintay for wait.