EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
ditch, trench, moat...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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FIL: Isang mahaba at makitid na hukay sa lupa, karaniwang ginagamit para sa irigasyon o bilang depensa.
EN: ditch, trench, moat
Think of it as the 'kanal' your lolo dug to keep the carabaos out, or the trenches you see in old war movies. It's a man-made line in the sand, but with more mud and probably some frogs.
From Malay 'khandak', from Arabic 'خَنْدَق' (ḵandaq), from Middle Persian 'kndk' (kandag, “that which has been dug”).
This is a more formal or literary term. "Kanal" is the more common word for a ditch or canal.
🇵🇭 Gumawa sila ng malalim na handak sa paligid ng kuta.
🇺🇸 They made a deep trench around the fort.
🇵🇭 Nahulog ang kalabaw sa handak na puno ng tubig.
🇺🇸 The carabao fell into the water-filled ditch.
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