EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to gag; to muzzle...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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FIL: Ang paglalagay ng busal o anumang bagay sa bibig ng isang tao o hayop upang pigilan itong magsalita o gumawa ng ingay.
EN: to gag; to muzzle
This is the action version of "shush, please." It's what villains in movies do to their captives with a piece of cloth. In modern terms, it's what you want to do to your tita when she starts asking "Kailan ka ikakasal?" during a family reunion. Or when your friend is about to spoil the ending of a series. "Huy, 'wag mo i-spoil, busalan kita diyan!"
Can be used literally (to physically gag) or figuratively (to silence someone).
🇵🇭 Sinubukan nilang busalan ang testigo para hindi ito makapagsalita sa korte.
🇺🇸 They tried to gag the witness so he couldn't speak in court.
🇵🇭 Parang gustong busalan ng gobyerno ang mga kritiko nito.
🇺🇸 It seems like the government wants to muzzle its critics.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.