EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
trap; snare...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/BI-tag/
FIL: Isang patibong o kagamitan na ginagamit sa panghuhuli ng mga hayop. Sa matalinhagang kahulugan, isang mapanlinlang na plano o sitwasyon upang mahuli o mapahamak ang isang tao.
EN: trap; snare
Can be a literal trap for 'yung daga sa kusina mo, or a metaphorical one, like that "buy 1 take 1" sale for something you don't need—it's a bitag for your wallet! Or that friend request from a profile with 0 friends and a stolen photo? Bitag 'yan, 'wag i-accept. Think of Ben Tulfo's show, that's the energy.
Proto-Philippine *bə(n)tag.
Can be used literally for animal traps or figuratively for deceptive schemes.
🇵🇭 Nahulog ang daga sa bitag na inilagay niya.
🇺🇸 The rat fell into the trap that he set.
🇵🇭 Mag-ingat ka sa mga online scam, isa 'yang uri ng bitag.
🇺🇸 Be careful of online scams, that is a type of trap.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.