EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
laughable; ridiculous; funny...
to initial; to put one's initials on...
heater; place for heating...
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/ka-TA-wa TA-wa/
FIL: Naglalarawan sa isang bagay, tao, o sitwasyon na nakakatawa, o kaya naman ay hindi kapani-paniwala at kahangalan.
EN: laughable; ridiculous; funny
Can be two things: 1) Genuinely funny, like a good meme. 2) Ridiculous, like your ex's excuse for cheating. "Katawa-tawa ang dahilan niya!" It's the feeling when something is so absurd, you don't know whether to laugh or get angry. Often, you do both.
Reduplication of `tawa` (laugh) with the `ka-` prefix, used as an adjective.
ROOT MEANING: laughter, laugh
Can have a positive (funny) or negative (ridiculous, pathetic) connotation depending on the context.
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🇵🇭 Naging katawa-tawa ang sitwasyon nang madulas siya sa balat ng saging.
🇺🇸 The situation became funny when he slipped on a banana peel.
🇵🇭 Katawa-tawa ang kanyang paliwanag; halatang nagsisinungaling siya.
🇺🇸 His explanation is laughable; it's obvious he is lying.
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