EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to extract juice from; to profit from...
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/ku-ma-TAS/
FIL: Pagkuha ng likido mula sa isang bagay, tulad ng prutas; o pagkuha ng pakinabang o pera, lalo na sa paraang hindi opisyal.
EN: to extract juice from; to profit from
Literally, it's what you do to a calamansi to get the juice out. Figuratively, it's what a 'buwaya' (corrupt official) does to a government project—they kumatas (skim) funds for themselves. It can also mean to earn money, like a freelancer who kumatas ng malaki from a big project. It's all about getting the 'juice' or the profit.
Can be used both literally (for juice) and figuratively (for money/profit). The figurative sense often has a slightly negative or opportunistic connotation.
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🇵🇭 Kumatas siya ng sampung calamansi para sa kanyang pansit.
🇺🇸 She extracted the juice from ten calamansi for her noodles.
🇵🇭 Malaki ang kumatas ng sindikato mula sa kanilang ilegal na operasyon.
🇺🇸 The syndicate profited a lot from their illegal operation.
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