EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to fire a cannon; to use a cannon...
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FIL: Ang paggamit o pagpapaputok ng isang kanyon.
EN: to fire a cannon; to use a cannon
Literally, "to cannon." You won't hear this in your daily commute unless you're a time-traveling pirate or a historian describing the Battle of Manila Bay. It's the verb form of using a 'kanyon' (cannon). Think of it as the 18th-century version of "nag-bazooka."
From Spanish 'cañón' (cannon).
ROOT MEANING: cannon
Very rare in modern conversation. Mostly found in historical texts or literature.
🇵🇭 Kumanyon ang mga sundalo mula sa pader ng Intramuros.
🇺🇸 The soldiers fired a cannon from the walls of Intramuros.
🇵🇭 Naghanda silang kumanyon sa paparating na mga barko ng kaaway.
🇺🇸 They prepared to use a cannon on the approaching enemy ships.
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