EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
sliced, cut...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/hi-NI-wa/
FIL: Ang kilos ng pagputol sa isang bagay gamit ang isang matalas na kasangkapan tulad ng kutsilyo. Ito ay ang nakaraang anyo ng pandiwang "hiwa".
EN: sliced, cut
What your mom does to the onions before she cries (or you cry). It's how you prep your mangoes for a perfect mango-graham dessert. In hugot terms, it's what your ex did to your heart. 'Hiniwa mo ang puso ko!'
ROOT MEANING: slice, cut, gash
Past tense of "hiwa" (to slice). Usually refers to food preparation but can be used for other cutting actions.
🇵🇭 Maingat niyang hiniwa ang sibuyas para sa ginisa.
🇺🇸 She carefully sliced the onion for the sauté.
🇵🇭 Hiniwa niya ang papel sa dalawang piraso.
🇺🇸 He cut the paper into two pieces.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.