EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
dovecote, pigeon house...
state of being scratched or abraded...
to spend money on something/someone...
Pang-uri
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/BA-hay ka-la-PA-ti/
FIL: Isang istruktura, kadalasang may mga maliliit na butas o kahon, na ginawa upang maging tirahan ng mga alagang kalapati.
EN: dovecote, pigeon house
A pigeon condo. It's that multi-level wooden box you see on rooftops where racing pigeons live, train, and probably gossip about the humans below. It's the avian equivalent of a high-rise apartment building.
From "bahay" (house) + "kalapati" (pigeon/dove).
ROOT MEANING: dove, pigeon
Specific to housing domesticated pigeons, often for racing or as a hobby.
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🇵🇭 Nag-aayos si Mang Tonyo ng kanyang bahay-kalapati tuwing umaga.
🇺🇸 Mang Tonyo fixes his dovecote every morning.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.