EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
bark (of a tree); detached skin/scale...
Canadian (female)...
canal, gutter, ditch...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/ba-LAK-bak/
FIL: Ang panlabas na tuyong balat ng puno. Maaari ring tumukoy sa natutuklap na balat ng hayop o balat ng tao dahil sa paso o sakit.
EN: bark (of a tree); detached skin/scale
The stuff you peel off a tree when you're bored. Also, the unfortunate result of forgetting to use sunscreen at the beach—that flaky, peeling stage of a sunburn. Or, when you're prepping fish for sinigang, the scales you scrape off are also a form of 'balakbak'.
Can refer to the bark of a tree, peeling skin (human or animal), or fish scales that have been removed.
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🇵🇭 Ginamit niya ang balakbak ng puno bilang panggatong.
🇺🇸 He used the bark of the tree as firewood.
🇵🇭 Natutuklap na ang balakbak ng kanyang balat dahil sa araw.
🇺🇸 The skin on his back is already peeling because of the sun.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.