EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
termite; white ant...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/a-PA-nas/
FIL: Isang uri ng kulisap na kumakain ng kahoy at maaaring magdulot ng malaking pinsala sa mga istrukturang gawa sa kahoy.
EN: termite; white ant
The silent destroyer of your lola's antique furniture. You don't see them, but you see their work—the hollowed-out door frames and the weird dust piles. They're the reason you can't just keep wooden stuff in the bodega and forget about it.
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apanas.
Often used interchangeably with 'anay', though some regions might differentiate them.
🇵🇭 Kinain ng apanas ang mga lumang libro sa bodega.
🇺🇸 The termites ate the old books in the storage room.
🇵🇭 Kailangan nating magpapest-control dahil sa dami ng apanas sa bahay.
🇺🇸 We need to call pest control because of the number of termites in the house.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.