EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
hand-woven...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/HA-bing-ka-MAY/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang bagay, karaniwang tela, na ginawa sa pamamagitan ng paghahabi gamit ang kamay at hindi makina.
EN: hand-woven
The 'artisanal' or 'craft' version of fabric. It's the opposite of fast fashion. This is the stuff that costs more at Kultura because it was made with love, sweat, and possibly some tears by a real person, not a robot. Peak 'support local' energy.
ROOT MEANING: weave; texture (of woven material)
A compound word from 'habi' (weave) and 'kamay' (hand).
🇵🇭 Ipinagmamalaki niya ang suot niyang barong na habing-kamay mula sa Laguna.
🇺🇸 He is proud of the barong he is wearing, which is hand-woven from Laguna.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.