EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
a type of two-masted native sailboat...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ba-TEL/
FIL: Isang uri ng tradisyonal na sasakyang-pandagat sa Pilipinas na may dalawang layag, na ginagamit para sa pangingisda o paghakot ng kalakal.
EN: a type of two-masted native sailboat
Before container ships and RORO ferries, the batel was one of the workhorses of the Philippine seas. It's a classic wooden sailboat, bigger than a bangka, used for transporting goods between islands. Think of it as the historical equivalent of a Lalamove cargo truck, but for the ocean, powered by wind and sheer grit.
From Spanish 'batel' (small boat).
An archaic term, mostly used in historical or literary contexts.
🇵🇭 Puno ng mga kopra ang batel na dumaong sa pantalan.
🇺🇸 The sailboat that docked at the pier was full of copra.
🇵🇭 Sa mga lumang kwento, ang mga bayani ay naglalakbay sakay ng isang matatag na batel.
🇺🇸 In old stories, heroes would travel aboard a sturdy batel.
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