EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to extort something (e.g., money)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/hut-HU-tin/
FIL: Kunin o sipsipin ang pera o yaman mula sa isang tao o institusyon.
EN: to extort something (e.g., money)
Same family as 'huthutan', but this one focuses on the *thing* being taken. "Hinuthot niya lahat ng pera sa kaban ng bayan." It's the action of taking the cash, the goods, the inheritance. It's the verb for what the corrupt politician does to the national budget.
ROOT MEANING: extortion; milking someone for money
The object of this verb is the money or item being extorted. Contrast with 'huthutan' where the object is the person.
🇵🇭 Plano nilang huthutin ang lahat ng ipon ng matanda.
🇺🇸 They plan to extort all the old man's savings.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong hayaang huthutin ang iyong pinaghirapan.
🇺🇸 Don't let them siphon off your hard-earned money.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.