EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to slice into many pieces; to chop; to dice...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/hi-wa-hi-WA-in/
FIL: Ang paulit-ulit na paghiwa sa isang bagay upang maging maliliit na piraso.
EN: to slice into many pieces; to chop; to dice
This is what your mom tells you to do to the onions and garlic, making you cry. It's not just slicing, it's slicing repeatedly until you have tiny bits. Think of it as the "chopping" level in a cooking game.
From the reduplication of 'hiwa' (slice) + '-in' (object-focus suffix), indicating a repetitive action.
ROOT MEANING: slice, cut, gash
The repetition of "hiwa" implies multiple, often small, cuts.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong hiwa-hiwain nang pino ang mga sibuyas para sa ginisar.
🇺🇸 You need to finely chop the onions for the sauté.
🇵🇭 Hiwa-hiwain natin ang karne bago ilagay sa adobo.
🇺🇸 Let's slice the meat into pieces before putting it in the adobo.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.