EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
abacus...
to cut down (a plant stalk)...
a type of coarse banana...
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FIL: Isang sinaunang kagamitan sa pagbibilang na binubuo ng isang kuwadro na may mga baras kung saan nakalagay ang mga butil na maaaring galawin.
EN: abacus
The original calculator. Before your phone had a calculator app, before Casio, there was this. It's that wooden toy with beads you probably played with as a kid, not knowing it was used for serious math by ancient merchants and your local 'tindera' in the 80s.
From Spanish 'ábaco'.
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🇵🇭 Natuto siyang magbilang gamit ang abako.
🇺🇸 He learned how to count using an abacus.
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