hugas-kamay

== Tagalog == === Etymology === From hugas + kamay. Literally, “washing one's hands”, from the Bible's account of Pontius Pilate washing his hands and refusing to condemn Jesus in Matthew 27:24. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌhuɡas kaˈmaj/ [ˌhuː.ɣ̠ɐs k̠ɐˈmaɪ̯] Rhymes: -aj Syllabification: hu‧gas-ka‧may === Adjective === hugas-kamáy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜄᜐ᜔ᜃᜋᜌ᜔) (idiomatic) whitewashing; refusing to hold responsibility for or involvement with errors or bad actions ==== Derived terms ==== maghugas-kamay ==== See also ====