EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
tangled, knotted up...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/bu-HOL-bu-HOL/
FIL: Isang estado ng pagiging gusot, magkakabit-kabit, o magulo ng mga bagay tulad ng sinulid, alambre, o buhok na mahirap kalasin.
EN: tangled, knotted up
Parang 'yung feelings mo sa ex mong 'di mo ma-let go, or 'yung Christmas lights na tinago mo last year. You spend hours trying to untangle it, only to find out you're making it worse. It's complicated, bes.
Reduplication of 'buhol' (knot), signifying an intensified or complex state of being knotted.
ROOT MEANING: knot, tangle
🇵🇭 Buhul-buhol na ang sinulid kaya't mahirap nang gamitin sa pananahi.
🇺🇸 The thread is already tangled up so it's hard to use for sewing.
🇵🇭 Naging buhul-buhol ang trapiko sa EDSA dahil sa aksidente.
🇺🇸 The traffic on EDSA became knotted up because of an accident.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.