EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
convulsion...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
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FIL: Isang biglaan at marahas na paggalaw ng katawan na hindi makontrol, sanhi ng hindi-sinasadyang pag-urong ng mga kalamnan.
EN: convulsion
Medically, it's a serious seizure. But in everyday Pinoy drama, it's how you describe someone having an extreme reaction. "Nung nalaman niyang may iba na si ex, parang kinukumbulsyon sa kakaiyak." It's a physical manifestation of an emotional breakdown.
Spanish 'convulsión'
Used both in a medical sense and hyperbolically for strong emotional reactions.
🇵🇭 Dinala sa ospital ang bata matapos itong magkaroon ng kombulsyon dahil sa taas ng lagnat.
🇺🇸 The child was brought to the hospital after having a convulsion due to high fever.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.