EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
dangerous, delicate, risky...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/di-li-KA-do/
FIL: Mapanganib; maaaring magdulot ng pinsala, kapahamakan, o masamang pangyayari. Maselan o nangangailangan ng ibayong pag-iingat.
EN: dangerous, delicate, risky
It's that feeling when you're walking in a dark alley in Manila at 2 AM. Or when you tell your mom "mamaya na" when she asks you to do a chore. Basically, anything that puts you in a tight spot, from a sketchy investment to an "it's complicated" relationship status.
From Spanish "delicado" meaning 'delicate' or 'sensitive'. Its meaning in Tagalog has shifted more towards 'dangerous' or 'risky'.
Often used to describe situations, places, or even people that pose a threat. Can also mean 'delicate' in a medical or sensitive context.
🇵🇭 Dilikado ang daan na iyon kapag gabi.
🇺🇸 That road is dangerous at night.
🇵🇭 Nasa dilikado siyang kalagayan sa ospital.
🇺🇸 He is in a delicate condition at the hospital.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.