EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
heads or tails...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/KA-ra-KRUS/
FIL: Isang paraan ng pagpapasya sa pamamagitan ng paghagis ng barya, kung saan ang isang panig ay "kara" (mukha) at ang kabilang panig ay "krus" (krus).
EN: heads or tails
The OG way of settling disputes in the Philippines, from who pays for the movie tickets to who gets the last piece of chicken. "Kara" is for the side with a face (like Jose Rizal's), and "krus" is the other side. It's the ultimate game of chance, 50/50, bahala na si Batman.
From Spanish `cara` (face) and `cruz` (cross), referring to the two sides of old Spanish coins.
A very common phrase used when initiating a coin toss.
🇵🇭 Mag-kara-krus tayo kung sino ang unang titira.
🇺🇸 Let's do a coin toss to see who goes first.
🇵🇭 Nanalo ako sa kara-krus, kaya ako ang pumili ng kakainin natin.
🇺🇸 I won the heads or tails, so I got to choose what we'll eat.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.