EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
laundry bleaching area...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ku-LA-han/
FIL: Isang lugar kung saan isinasagawa ang paglalaba at lalo na ang pagpapaputi ng mga damit, karaniwang sa pamamagitan ng pagkukulo o pagbabad sa kemikal.
EN: laundry bleaching area
Before there was 'self-service laundry,' there was the kulahan. It’s the OG laundry spot, often a specific area in the backyard with a big basin (batya) and a fire underneath to boil-wash the whites. It's the reason why your lola's tablecloths were blindingly white.
From 'kula' (to bleach) + '-han' (location suffix).
The term is becoming less common with modern laundry methods but is understood, especially in rural contexts or historical narratives.
🇵🇭 Dinala ni nanay ang mga puting kumot sa kulahan para paputiin.
🇺🇸 Mother brought the white blankets to the laundry bleaching area to whiten them.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.