EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
ate (slang)...
ghosted; having been ignored suddenly...
the act of ghosting...
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/ku-ma-NA/
FIL: (Kolokyal/Pabalbal) Kumain.
EN: ate (slang)
This is the slang, cooler way of saying "kumain." It's from the word "kain," just rearranged a bit. "Tara, kumana na tayo, gutom na ako!" is the 2026 version of "Let's eat!"
Slang, derived from a playful alteration of 'kain'.
ROOT MEANING: act of eating; a meal
Strictly informal and considered slang. Not appropriate for formal writing or speech.
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🇵🇭 Tara, kumana na tayo sa bagong bukas na karinderya.
🇺🇸 C'mon, let's eat at the newly opened eatery.
🇵🇭 Busog na ako, kumana na kami kanina.
🇺🇸 I'm already full, we already ate earlier.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.