EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
shameless, greedy, gluttonous...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/HAL-hal/
FIL: Isang matalinhagang paglalarawan sa isang tao na walang kahihiyan, matakaw, o labis ang pagnanasa sa isang bagay, na inihahalintulad sa isang hayop.
EN: shameless, greedy, gluttonous
Describes that one person at the all-you-can-eat buffet who piles their plate so high it looks like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and then goes back for more. Walang hiya, parang **halhal**.
This is a figurative and very strong pejorative term, deriving its imagery from a panting, slobbering animal.
🇵🇭 Itinuturing siyang halhal sa pera ng kanyang mga kaaway.
🇺🇸 He is considered greedy for money by his enemies.
🇵🇭 Kumilos siya nang parang halhal sa harap ng pagkain.
🇺🇸 He acted like a glutton in front of the food.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.