EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to enter a rooster into a cockfight...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/i-SA-bong/
FIL: Ipaglaban o ilahok ang isang manok na panabong sa isang labanan o sabong.
EN: to enter a rooster into a cockfight
It's literally putting your prized fighting rooster into the ring. Metaphorically, it's when you throw a friend into a debate or a risky situation they're surprisingly good at. "Isinabong ko si Mark sa karaoke battle, ayun, nanalo!"
ROOT MEANING: cockfighting
Specific to the culture of cockfighting in the Philippines.
🇵🇭 Nag-alaga siya ng manok para isabong sa darating na pista.
🇺🇸 He raised a rooster to enter into the cockfight during the upcoming fiesta.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.