EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
a servant who works only for food...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/a-LI-lang-KA-nin/
FIL: Isang uri ng alila o katulong na ang tanging kabayaran sa serbisyo ay pagkain at tirahan, at hindi tumatanggap ng sahod.
EN: a servant who works only for food
This is the OG "for exposure" gig. Imagine working a full-time job where your salary is just... unli-rice. It's a term for someone who's being taken advantage of, getting paid in "experience" and free meals instead of actual cash.
Compound word from "alila" (servant) and "kanin" (cooked rice).
A derogatory, idiomatic term highlighting extreme exploitation. It has historical roots but is used metaphorically today to describe unfair labor practices.
🇵🇭 Itinuring siyang parang alilang-kanin ng kanyang malupit na tiyahin.
🇺🇸 She was treated like a servant who works only for food by her cruel aunt.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang papayag na maging alilang-kanin lang sa kumpanyang iyan!
🇺🇸 Don't agree to be just a servant paid only in food in that company!
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.