EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to shoo away, to drive away...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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FIL: Pagtataboy o pagpapaalis sa mga hayop, insekto, o kung minsan ay tao, sa pamamagitan ng tunog o kilos.
EN: to shoo away, to drive away
This is what you do to the fly that won't leave your lumpia alone. Or to the neighborhood cat trying to steal your sinampay. It’s the universal hand-waving, "shoo-shoo" action turned into a verb. In a more serious context, it's also what bouncers do.
While the root word 'bugaw' can also mean 'pimp', the verb 'bumugaw' almost exclusively means 'to shoo away'. Context is key.
🇵🇭 Bumugaw siya ng mga ibon na kumakain ng palay.
🇺🇸 He shooed away the birds that were eating the rice grains.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang bumugaw ng mga lamok gamit ang pamaypay.
🇺🇸 She tried to drive away the mosquitoes using a fan.
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