EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
pungent, acrid (smell); spicy, hot (taste)...
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/HANG-hang/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa matapang na amoy na karaniwang nakasusugat sa pang-amoy, o sa maanghang na lasa ng pagkain.
EN: pungent, acrid (smell); spicy, hot (taste)
'Hanghang' is that kick you get from Bicol Express or the siling labuyo you bravely bit into. It's also the smell of a freshly opened bottle of patis or bagoong that makes your nose twitch. It's the flavor profile that makes you say 'Tubig, please!' but also 'Isa pa nga!'.
While it can mean pungent smell, it is far more commonly used to mean spicy/hot taste. 'Anghang' is the more common modern spelling and pronunciation for the spicy taste.
🇵🇭 May hanghang ang amoy ng nasusunog na plastik.
🇺🇸 The smell of burning plastic is acrid.
🇵🇭 Gusto ko ng sabaw na may kaunting hanghang.
🇺🇸 I want soup with a bit of spiciness.
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