EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
partner in action; accomplice...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ka-ka-tu-WANG KI-los/
FIL: Isang tao na kasama o katulong sa pagsasagawa ng isang gawain o kilos.
EN: partner in action; accomplice
Your "partner in crime" for sneaking food into the cinema. Your BPO teammate who covers for you during your "bio break" that turns into a coffee run. Your kakatuwang-kilos is your ride-or-die, your co-conspirator in everyday adventures.
From kakatuwang (partner, helper, from root tuwang) + - + kilos (action).
Can have a neutral (partner) or slightly negative (accomplice) connotation depending on the context.
🇵🇭 Ang kanyang kapatid ang lagi niyang kakatuwang-kilos sa pag-aalaga ng kanilang hardin.
🇺🇸 His sibling is always his partner in action in tending to their garden.
🇵🇭 Nahuli ang magnanakaw at ang kanyang kakatuwang-kilos.
🇺🇸 The thief and his accomplice were caught.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.