EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
goby (fish)...
sauce; salsa (dance)...
to forge metal; to masturbate (male)...
Pang-uri
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/BI-ya/
FIL: Isang uri ng maliit hanggang katamtamang laki na isda na karaniwang matatagpuan sa mga tubig-tabang at malapit sa baybayin.
EN: goby (fish)
A type of fish, specifically a goby. It's not the glamorous lapu-lapu or bangus you see in fancy restaurants. Biya is more of a palengke staple, the kind you'd see being deep-fried or cooked in vinegar (paksiw). It's an everyday fish for the everyday Filipino ulam.
A common name for several species of goby fish found in the Philippines.
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🇵🇭 Masarap gawing paksiw ang isdang biya.
🇺🇸 The goby fish is delicious when cooked as paksiw.
🇵🇭 Nakabili si nanay ng sariwang biya sa palengke kaninang umaga.
🇺🇸 Mom was able to buy fresh goby at the market this morning.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.