EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
wire...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/a-LAM-bre/
FIL: Isang manipis at nababaluktot na hibla ng metal.
EN: wire
The ultimate Pinoy household multi-tool. Need to hang your laundry? Alambre. Need a makeshift antenna for the TV? Alambre. Need to fix your broken tsinelas? Alambre. It's the duct tape of the Philippines. It holds things together, from sampayans to, sometimes, even our lives.
From Spanish "alambre" (wire).
Can refer to any type of metal wire, from electrical wires ('kawad') to fencing or clothesline wires.
🇵🇭 Gumamit siya ng alambre para isabit ang mga basang damit sa sampayan.
🇺🇸 He used a wire to hang the wet clothes on the clothesline.
🇵🇭 Kailangan nating palitan ang kinakalawang na alambre sa bakod.
🇺🇸 We need to replace the rusty wire on the fence.
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