EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
coarse sieve...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/ag-A-gan/
FIL: Isang uri ng salaan na may malalaking butas, karaniwang ginagamit sa paghihiwalay ng magaspang na butil mula sa pino, tulad ng sa bigas o buhangin.
EN: coarse sieve
Think of an "ag-agan" as the salaan for the big stuff. It's the tool your lola uses to separate the good rice grains from the 'ipa' (chaff) or small pebbles. In life, your friend group is your "ag-agan" – they help you sift out the fake friends from the real ones.
From the root "ag-ag" which means 'to sift'. The suffix "-an" denotes a tool or place for the action.
This is a more traditional or provincial term. "SALAAN" is the more common, general term for a sieve or strainer.
🇵🇭 Ginamit niya ang ag-agan upang linisin ang mga butil ng mais.
🇺🇸 He used the coarse sieve to clean the corn kernels.
🇵🇭 Humanap ka ng ag-agan sa bodega para sa buhangin.
🇺🇸 Look for a sieve in the storage room for the sand.
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