EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Tag-along, someone in tow...
enslavement...
repellent...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/ka-bun-TOT/
FIL: Isang tao na laging sumusunod o kasama ng iba saan man magpunta, na tila ba ay isang buntot.
EN: Tag-along, someone in tow
Your 'buntis' (buntot na laging sumusunod). It's your younger sibling who won't leave you alone with your friends, the chismosa officemate who follows you to the pantry, or that one friend in the 'barkada' who's always just... there.
From the prefix `ka-` (denoting a companion or relationship) and `buntot` (tail).
Often used colloquially and can have a slightly teasing or annoyed connotation.
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🇵🇭 Lagi kong kabuntot ang bunso kong kapatid noong bata pa kami.
🇺🇸 My youngest sibling was always my tag-along when we were young.
🇵🇭 Sino na naman 'yang kabuntot mo?
🇺🇸 Who is that person in tow with you again?
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.