EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
egg...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/it-LOG/
FIL: Isang obal na bagay na may matigas na balat, na inilalabas ng mga babaeng ibon at ilang reptilya, na naglalaman ng embryo at sustansya para sa pag-unlad nito. Karaniwang tumutukoy sa itlog ng manok na ginagamit bilang pagkain.
EN: egg
The ultimate Filipino breakfast staple. Sunny-side up, scrambled, or hard-boiled, it's the partner of sinangag in "silog" meals. Also, a classic "pasalubong" from the province, carefully transported so it doesn't become "basag." Metaphorically, it can also mean "zero" or "nothing," like the score you get on a test you didn't study for.
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluR*.
Can refer to any egg (chicken, duck, quail), but defaults to chicken egg unless specified. Also used as slang for "testicles."
🇵🇭 Gusto ko ng dalawang pritong itlog para sa almusal.
🇺🇸 I want two fried eggs for breakfast.
🇵🇭 Itlog ang nakuha niyang iskor sa pagsusulit.
🇺🇸 He got a zero (egg) score on the exam.
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