SPG

English

Proper noun

SPG

1. (historical, Anglicanism) Initialism of Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.

Noun

SPG (plural SPGs)

1. (military) Initialism of self-propelled gun.

   Hyponym: tank destroyer

2. (cooking) Initialism of salt, (black) pepper, and garlic.
3. (Singapore, derogatory) Initialism of sarong party girl.
4. (underwater diving) Initialism of submersible pressure gauge.

Translations

self-propelled gun

• German: StuK (de) (Sturmkanone)

See also

• gun motor carriage

Anagrams

• GPS, GPs, GSP, PGS, PGs, PSG, Pgs, pgs, pgs., sGP

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛsˈpe.ɡe/, [ɛsˈpe.ɡe]

Noun

SPG (plural SPG-SPG, first-person possessive SPGku, second-person possessive SPGmu, third-person possessive SPGnya)

1. (education, historical) Initialism of sekolah pendidikan guru (literally “teacher education school”).

Further reading

• “SPG” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English SPG; the meaning being a phono-semantic matching of English strong parental guidance. Coined by Movie and Television Review and Classification Board in 2012.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔes pi ˈd͡ʒi/ [ˌʔɛs pɪ ˈd͡ʒi]
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

SPG

1. (television) Initialism of striktong patnubay at gabay: strong parental guidance (television content rating in the Philippines used for programs containing mature or disturbing graphic content and subject matter, and/or coarse language that are not suitable for children without parental supervision)

Related terms

• PG