EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
gizzard...
to make a vow; to perform a religious devotion...
to maintain; to preserve; to keep...
Pang-uri
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/ba-lun-ba-LU-nan/
FIL: Isang alternatibong baybay o katawagan para sa balumbalunan, ang panloob na organo ng mga ibon na pandurog ng pagkain.
EN: gizzard
This is just another way to say `balumbalunan` (gizzard). It's like the difference between "soda" and "pop," or "elevator" and "lift." Same chewy, delicious chicken part, different spelling. Your lola from a different province might call it this.
A variant spelling/pronunciation of `balumbalunan`.
Less common than `balumbalunan` but understood in the same context. The 'm' sound is often replaced with 'n' in some regional dialects or by assimilation.
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🇵🇭 Masarap isahog sa pansit ang hiniwang balun-balunan.
🇺🇸 It's delicious to add sliced gizzard to noodles.
🇵🇭 Magkano ang isang kilo ng balun-balunan sa palengke?
🇺🇸 How much is one kilo of gizzards at the market?
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.