EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
well-aimed; sharp-shooter; precise...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/a-sin-TA-do/
FIL: Tumpak o eksakto sa target; tumutukoy sa isang tao na may mahusay na kakayahan sa pagtama ng puntirya.
EN: well-aimed; sharp-shooter; precise
Describes someone with a killer aim, whether in basketball, darts, or spilling the tea (chismis) with deadly accuracy. When your shot goes in, 'Asintado!'. When your friend's guess about your crush is spot-on, 'Asintado ka, bes!'.
From Spanish 'asentado' (settled, placed), likely influenced by 'apuntar' (to aim).
Often used to describe a marksman or a successful shot.
🇵🇭 Kilala siyang asintado sa paggamit ng pana at palaso.
🇺🇸 He is known as a sharp-shooter with a bow and arrow.
🇵🇭 Ang galing! Asintado ang bawat tira mo sa basketball.
🇺🇸 Amazing! Every shot you take in basketball is well-aimed.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.