EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
catastrophe...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
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FIL: Isang malaking sakuna o kapahamakan na nagdudulot ng malawakang pinsala, pagkasira, o pagdurusa.
EN: catastrophe
Your internet connection dying in the middle of a ranked game or a client presentation. The ultimate "Lord, bakit?" moment. It's when everything that could go wrong, does go wrong, spectacularly. Basically, Monday morning.
From Spanish `catástrofe`, from Greek `katastrophē` ('overturning').
A formal, loanword for a major disaster. Often used in news reports.
🇵🇭 Ang pagputok ng bulkan ay nagdulot ng isang malaking katastrope sa buong rehiyon.
🇺🇸 The eruption of the volcano caused a major catastrophe in the entire region.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.