EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
folk healer...
sarcasm; mockery; scorn...
to mock; to ridicule; to scorn...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Isang manggagamot na gumagamit ng mga halamang-gamot, ritwal, at dasal sa panggagamot na hindi nakabase sa modernong siyensya.
EN: folk healer
The OG healthcare provider in the province before HMOs were a thing. If you get sick, your lola would probably suggest seeing the albularyo first for 'usog' or 'na-maligno' before even considering a trip to the hospital. They're the masters of tawas, hilot, and mysterious herbal concoctions.
Spanish 'herbolario' (herbalist).
Often viewed with skepticism by modern medicine but remains a respected and integral part of rural Filipino culture and alternative medicine.
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🇵🇭 Dinala nila ang bata sa albularyo dahil sa hindi maipaliwanag na lagnat.
🇺🇸 They brought the child to the folk healer because of an unexplainable fever.
🇵🇭 Naniniwala pa rin ang iba sa kakayahan ng isang albularyo na magpaalis ng masasamang espiritu.
🇺🇸 Some still believe in the ability of a folk healer to cast out evil spirits.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.