EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
coconut grater...
to be able to imitate/copy...
to get dressed up; to adorn...
Pang-uri
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/kud-ku-RAN/
FIL: Isang kasangkapan, karaniwang isang bangkito na may nakausling metal na may matatalim na ngipin, na ginagamit sa pagkayod ng niyog.
EN: coconut grater
The OG food processor for coconuts. It's that low stool in your lola's kitchen with a terrifyingly spiky metal tongue sticking out. You sit on it and grate a coconut half, praying you don't scrape your knuckles. It's a provincial kitchen staple.
From 'kudkod' (to grate) + '-an' (locative/instrumental suffix).
ROOT MEANING: grating, scraping
While it can mean any grater, it almost exclusively refers to the traditional Filipino coconut grater stool.
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🇵🇭 Mag-ingat sa paggamit ng kudkuran para hindi ka masugatan.
🇺🇸 Be careful when using the coconut grater so you don't get hurt.
🇵🇭 Kinalawang na ang lumang kudkuran ni Lola.
🇺🇸 Grandma's old coconut grater has rusted.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.