EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
back porch; washing area...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ba-ta-LAN/
FIL: Isang bahagi ng tradisyonal na bahay na karaniwang yari sa kawayan at walang bubong, na ginagamit bilang hugasan o paliguan.
EN: back porch; washing area
Before condos had service areas or laundry rooms, the old-school bahay kubo had a batalan. It's the open-air back porch, usually made of bamboo slats, where you'd wash dishes, do laundry, or even take a quick bath (using a tabo, of course). It's the original "wet kitchen."
Possibly from Spanish 'batalán' or a native term. Its usage is now mostly historical.
This term is archaic and mostly found in historical texts or descriptions of traditional Filipino houses.
🇵🇭 Naghuhugas ng mga pinggan si Lola sa batalan.
🇺🇸 Grandma is washing the dishes on the back porch.
🇵🇭 Ang sahig ng batalan ay gawa sa magkakahiwalay na patpat ng kawayan.
🇺🇸 The floor of the washing area is made of separate bamboo slats.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.