EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
beaver...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/kas-TOR/
FIL: Isang hayop na may malalaking ngipin sa harap, malapad na buntot, at kilala sa paggawa ng mga dam sa mga ilog. Maaari ring tumukoy sa langis na mula rito.
EN: beaver
This is one of those words you only encounter in a science textbook or a crossword puzzle. A beaver. A what? Exactly. We don't have them in the Philippines, so the only 'kastor' we know is probably 'castor oil', the legendary pampurga your lola threatens you with.
From Spanish 'castor' (beaver).
Very rare in conversation as beavers are not native to the Philippines. More commonly associated with 'langis-kastor' or castor oil.
🇵🇭 Ang kastor ay isang mahusay na arkitekto ng kalikasan.
🇺🇸 The beaver is an excellent architect of nature.
🇵🇭 Kilala ang kastor sa pagtatayo ng mga dam gamit ang mga puno.
🇺🇸 The beaver is known for building dams using trees.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.