EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Swindling; fraud; estafa...
groping; fumbling...
act of rushing someone; hurrying...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/es-TA-pa/
FIL: Isang uri ng panloloko o pandaraya, lalo na sa usaping pampinansyal, kung saan ang isang tao ay nakakakuha ng pera o ari-arian mula sa iba sa pamamagitan ng panlilinlang.
EN: Swindling; fraud; estafa
This is the OG scam. Before phishing emails and text message spams, there was 'estapa'. It's when someone convinces you to "invest" in a "business" that doesn't exist. It's the reason why your Tita warns you about people who are 'masyadong mabait' and offer deals that are too good to be true. The crime is so common it has its own legal term in the Philippines: 'estafa'.
From Spanish 'estafa'.
Often used in legal and news contexts. The person who commits estafa is an 'estapador'.
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🇵🇭 Nagsampa siya ng kasong estapa laban sa kanyang dating kasosyo sa negosyo.
🇺🇸 She filed a case of fraud against her former business partner.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.