EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
glass cabinet; set of glasses...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/ba-SU-han/
FIL: Isang lalagyan o kabinet para sa mga baso. Maaari ring tumukoy sa isang koleksyon o pangkat ng mga baso.
EN: glass cabinet; set of glasses
It's either that fancy crystal glass cabinet your tita only opens for Christmas, or just the part of the dish rack where you put all the... well, baso. The designated home for your drinking vessels.
From "baso" (glass) + "-han" (suffix indicating a place or collection).
ROOT MEANING: drinking glass
The stress on the second syllable /ba-SU-han/ distinguishes it from /BA-su-han/ (a verb meaning 'to put something in a glass').
🇵🇭 Paki-ayos ang mga bagong baso sa basuhan.
🇺🇸 Please arrange the new glasses in the glass cabinet.
🇵🇭 Nabagsak niya ang buong basuhan.
🇺🇸 He dropped the entire set of glasses.
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