EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
slaughter; butchering...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/KA-tay/
FIL: Ang proseso ng pagpatay at paghihiwa-hiwalay sa katawan ng isang hayop para gawing pagkain.
EN: slaughter; butchering
What happens to the pig before it becomes lechon. In the modern world, it's also what you feel HR is doing during a company retrenchment ("mass katay"). It's a brutal, direct term for cutting up, whether it's for the dinner table or the unemployment line.
Primarily refers to butchering animals. Can be used figuratively for massive firings or project cancellations.
🇵🇭 Nagsimula na ang katay ng baboy para sa pista.
🇺🇸 The slaughter of the pig for the fiesta has begun.
🇵🇭 Maraming natanggal sa trabaho dahil sa katay sa kumpanya.
🇺🇸 Many lost their jobs because of the layoffs (slaughter) in the company.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.