EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
chaperone...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/SHA-pe-ron/
FIL: Isang mas matandang tao, kadalasan ay isang kamag-anak, na sumasama sa isang dalaga o magkasintahan sa isang pampublikong lugar o pagtitipon upang matiyak ang kanilang tamang asal at kaligtasan.
EN: chaperone
The original 'third wheel,' but with parental approval. In classic Filipino courtship, the chaperon (usually a tita, lola, or younger sibling) was the human CCTV camera meant to keep things wholesome between young lovers. Today, the term is a bit retro, but the spirit lives on in any group hang-out where one friend is clearly just there to make sure nobody does anything stupid. 'Sama ka, para may chaperon kami.'
From French 'chaperon,' borrowed into English and then into Filipino.
A concept more associated with traditional Filipino culture but still understood today, often in a humorous or historical context.
🇵🇭 Hindi ako pinayagan ng mga magulang ko na lumabas kasama ka kung walang chaperon.
🇺🇸 My parents won't allow me to go out with you without a chaperone.
🇵🇭 Naging chaperon ako ng kapatid ko sa first date niya.
🇺🇸 I became my younger sibling's chaperone on their first date.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.