EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
emigrant...
cracked...
to let go, to release one's hold...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Isang tao na umaalis sa kanyang sariling bansa upang manirahan nang permanente sa ibang bansa.
EN: emigrant
This is someone on their "leaving the country for good" arc. Unlike an OFW who plans to come back (in theory), an emigrante is packing up their whole life—magic sing, tabo, and all—to start fresh somewhere else. They're the ones you see in tearful airport goodbyes, heading to Canada, Australia, or the US. They are emigrants *from* the Philippines, and immigrants *to* their new country.
From Spanish "emigrante".
Often used interchangeably with "immigrant" in casual conversation, but "emigrante" specifically refers to the act of *leaving* one's country of origin.
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🇵🇭 Maraming Pilipinong emigrante ang naninirahan na ngayon sa Amerika.
🇺🇸 Many Filipino emigrants now live in America.
🇵🇭 Bilang isang emigrante, hinahanap-hanap pa rin niya ang pagkaing Pilipino.
🇺🇸 As an emigrant, he still craves Filipino food.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.