EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to scoop up with one's hand, to grab a handful...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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FIL: Kunin ang isang bagay sa pamamagitan ng pagsalok o pagsakop gamit ang kamay.
EN: to scoop up with one's hand, to grab a handful
Imagine you're at a kid's party and there's a mountain of candy. That motion of grabbing as much as you can with one cupped hand? That's 'dakutin'. It’s a bit greedy, a bit messy, and very effective. You can 'dakutin' popcorn, coins, or even sand at the beach.
Implies using the hand as a scoop to get a large quantity of something small and numerous.
🇵🇭 Sinabihan siya na huwag dakutin ang kanin kundi gumamit ng kutsara.
🇺🇸 He was told not to scoop up the rice with his hand but to use a spoon.
🇵🇭 Gusto kong dakutin lahat ng barya sa mesa.
🇺🇸 I want to grab a handful of all the coins on the table.
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