EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
strait; channel...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/DA-gat KI-pot/
FIL: Isang makitid na anyong-tubig na nag-uugnay sa dalawang mas malaking anyong-tubig.
EN: strait; channel
Think of it as the SLEX or NLEX of the sea. It's a narrow waterway where ships pass through, connecting two bigger bodies of water. Kinda like that one narrow hallway in the office that connects the pantry and the main workspace, where everyone awkwardly passes each other.
Compound word from "dagat" (sea) and "kipot" (narrow).
ROOT MEANING: sea; ocean
A specific geographical term.
🇵🇭 Ang San Juanico Bridge ay tumatawid sa dagat-kipot sa pagitan ng Samar at Leyte.
🇺🇸 The San Juanico Bridge crosses the strait between Samar and Leyte.
🇵🇭 Mapanganib ang paglalayag sa dagat-kipot na iyon kapag masama ang panahon.
🇺🇸 Sailing in that channel is dangerous during bad weather.
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