Simbang Gabi

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === simbang gabi simbang-gabi === Etymology === See simba +‎ -ng, gabi. Literally, “night attendance of Mass”. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /simˌbaŋ ɡaˈbi/ [sɪmˌbaŋ ɡɐˈbɪ], (colloquial) /simˌbaŋ ɡaˈbe/ [sɪmˌbaŋ ɡɐˈbɛ] Rhymes: -i Syllabification: Sim‧bang Ga‧bi === Proper noun === Simbáng Gabí (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔ ᜄᜊᜒ) Simbang Gabi (devotional, nine-day series of night Masses attended by Filipino Catholics in anticipation of Christmas) Synonym: Misa de Aginaldo ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “simbang-gabi”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “Simbang-gabi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018