EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to frisk; to search by patting down...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/kap-KAP/
FIL: Ang paghalughog o paghahanap ng isang bagay sa katawan o kasuotan ng isang tao sa pamamagitan ng pagdama o paghipo.
EN: to frisk; to search by patting down
'Yung ginagawa ng sekyu sa'yo bago ka pumasok sa mall o sa MRT. It's a full-body pat-down to check for... well, things you're not supposed to bring in. It's the 'wala po akong dala, manong' moment.
Often used in the context of security checks. The base form 'kapkap' can also function as a noun meaning 'the act of frisking'.
🇵🇭 Mahigpit ang kapkap ng mga guwardiya sa concert.
🇺🇸 The guards' frisking at the concert was strict.
🇵🇭 Nag-utos ang pulis na kapkap-in ang lahat ng suspek.
🇺🇸 The police ordered to frisk all the suspects.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.