EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
a piece of; sibling...
musky odor...
clan...
Pang-uri
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/ka-PU-tol/
FIL: Isang bahagi na pinutol mula sa isang kabuuan. Ginagamit din bilang metaporikal na tawag sa kapatid.
EN: a piece of; sibling
Literally, "a piece of." Like a "kaputol" of cake or a "kaputol" of wire for your DIY project. But in true Filipino fashion, we made it dramatic and use it to mean "sibling"—because they're a piece of you, or more accurately, a piece of your parents' patience that's now gone.
ROOT MEANING: a piece, a cut part
The meaning of "sibling" is more poetic or formal. "Kapatid" is the everyday term.
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🇵🇭 Pahingi naman ng kaputol na litson.
🇺🇸 Can I have a piece of the roasted pig?
🇵🇭 Itinuturing niyang tunay na kaputol ang kaniyang matalik na kaibigan.
🇺🇸 She considers her best friend a true sibling.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.