EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to pick at (something small)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ku-ku-TIN/
FIL: Ang maingat na pag-alis o pagkuha ng maliliit na bagay na nakadikit o nakasabit, gamit ang daliri o isang maliit na instrumento.
EN: to pick at (something small)
Your dentist does this to get the tinga out of your teeth. It’s also what you do to that one annoying piece of dirt on your phone screen. 'Huwag mong kukutin 'yung sugat mo, baka maimpeksyon!' is the classic mom-line.
A variant of 'kutkutin'.
Often used for picking at scabs, food stuck in teeth, or small, embedded dirt. Implies using a fine tool or fingernails.
🇵🇭 Sinabihan ako ng dentista na huwag kukutin ang tinga gamit ang palito.
🇺🇸 The dentist told me not to pick at the food stuck in my teeth with a toothpick.
🇵🇭 Hindi niya mapigilang kukutin ang balat ng prutas gamit ang kanyang mga daliri.
🇺🇸 She couldn't stop herself from picking at the fruit's skin with her fingers.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.