EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
kapok; silk-cotton tree...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/KA-pok/
FIL: Isang uri ng puno (Ceiba pentandra) na nagbubunga ng mga hiblang mala-bulak na ginagamit bilang palaman sa mga unan, kutson, at iba pa.
EN: kapok; silk-cotton tree
This is the OG memory foam. Before Uratex and Tempur-Pedic, our lolas had unan and kutson filled with kapok. It's the cotton-like fluff from a tree. Kinda lumpy, but hey, it was organic!
From Malay 'kapuk'.
Refers to both the tree and its cotton-like fiber.
🇵🇭 Gawa sa kapok ang luma naming unan.
🇺🇸 Our old pillow is made of kapok.
🇵🇭 Mataas ang puno ng kapok sa likod-bahay.
🇺🇸 The kapok tree in the backyard is tall.
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