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(H) Dim. of dalága with a Sp. diminutive suffix. Dalagíta is mostly used in connection with girls between 13 and 16 years of age. (see dumalága, hinalagá).

(H) Maid, maiden, lass, lassie, girl, miss, damsel, young lady, unmarried female, virgin, colleen. Dalága nga laón. An old spinster. (see dalagíta, darága, dumalága, hinalagá).

Dandy, coxcomb, fop, dude, masher, exquisite, swell; to be or become a dandy, etc., to deck oneself out for show, dress ostentatiously. Nagadayáw siá, kay dalagíta na. She is dressing herself for show, because she is now growing out of her girlhood. Abáw, kadayáw gid sa íya! Why, he is quite a dandy! (see padayáw).

(H) A female animal nearing puberty. The corresponding term for human beings is "dalagíta".