EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
spread one's legs apart...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/bu-mu-ka-KA/
FIL: Ang pag-upo o pagtayo na may malawak na pagitan ang mga binti o hita.
EN: spread one's legs apart
That pose you strike when you're super tired and just want to occupy as much space as possible on the couch. It's the opposite of sitting prim and proper. In jeepneys, this is the ultimate 'siksikan na, pero feeling solo' move.
ROOT MEANING: with legs spread apart; astride
Can be considered impolite or overly casual depending on the context.
🇵🇭 Pagod na pagod, bumukaka siya sa silya.
🇺🇸 Exhausted, he sat with his legs spread apart on the chair.
🇵🇭 "Huwag kang bumukaka diyan, para kang hari," saway ng nanay.
🇺🇸 "Don't sit with your legs spread apart there, you look like a king," his mother scolded.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.