EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
catch; arrest...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/HU-li/
FIL: Ang akto ng pagdakip o pagsilo sa isang tao, hayop, o bagay; ang bagay na nadakip o nasilo.
EN: catch; arrest
This is what happens when you get caught doing something you shouldn't, from getting "huli" by your mom for eating chocolate before dinner, to getting "huli" by the MMDA for swerving. It's the "Gotcha!" moment.
From Proto-Philippine *huli, meaning 'catch'.
The stress on the first syllable /HU-li/ is crucial to differentiate it from /hu-LI/ (last, late).
🇵🇭 Malaki ang huli ng mga mangingisda ngayong araw.
🇺🇸 The fishermen's catch is big today.
🇵🇭 Naging maugong sa balita ang huli sa isang kilabot na kriminal.
🇺🇸 The arrest of a notorious criminal was all over the news.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.