EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To crush; to pound into fine pieces....
pork belly...
dizzy...
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FIL: Ang pagpino o pagdurog sa isang bagay sa pamamagitan ng paulit-ulit na pagpukpok o pagbayo, karaniwan gamit ang pandikdik o almires.
EN: To crush; to pound into fine pieces.
Think of your lola in the kitchen with her mortar and pestle (almires), *dinidikdik* yung bawang at paminta. It's the process of turning something solid into powder or a paste through relentless pounding. In a figurative sense, it's what your prof does to a difficult topic—they *dinidikdik* it into your brain until you get it.
ROOT MEANING: crushed, pounded, pulverized (thing)
Often associated with cooking and preparing ingredients.
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🇵🇭 Dumikdik siya ng bawang para sa ginisang ulam.
🇺🇸 He crushed garlic for the sauteed dish.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong dumikdik ng mani para sa kare-kare.
🇺🇸 You need to pound peanuts for the kare-kare.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.