EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to latch...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/al-da-ba-HAN/
FIL: Lagyan ng aldaba o trangka ang isang bagay, karaniwan ay pinto o bintana.
EN: to latch
It's the action you do when your mom yells "Isara mo 'yang pinto, baka mapasok tayo!" You're not just closing it, you're securing it with the 'aldaba'. It's the verb form of making sure no one unwanted gets in.
From 'aldaba' + '-han'.
ROOT MEANING: latch
A verb derived from the noun 'aldaba'.
🇵🇭 Aldabahan mo ang pinto bago ka matulog.
🇺🇸 Latch the door before you go to sleep.
🇵🇭 Inutusan siyang aldabahan ang lahat ng bintana dahil sa paparating na bagyo.
🇺🇸 He was instructed to latch all the windows because of the approaching typhoon.
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