EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
alabaster...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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FIL: Isang uri ng pinong mineral, karaniwang puti at bahagyang nababanaag, na ginagamit sa pag-ukit at bilang palamuti.
EN: alabaster
That fancy white stone you see in museums or in your lola's house as a figurine. In poems, it's used to describe someone's skin as super flawless and white, 'kutis-alabastro.' The OG Gluta.
From Spanish 'alabastro'.
Often used in literary contexts to describe smooth, white skin, as in the phrase 'kutis-alabastro'.
🇵🇭 Ang kanyang kutis ay sinliwanag at sinkinis ng alabastro.
🇺🇸 Her skin was as bright and smooth as alabaster.
🇵🇭 Yari sa alabastro ang mamahaling plorera.
🇺🇸 The expensive vase was made of alabaster.
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