EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
confetti...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
/kum-PI-tes/
FIL: Maliliit na piraso ng papel o metalikong materyal na isinasaboy sa mga pagdiriwang tulad ng parada, kasal, o Bagong Taon.
EN: confetti
The tiny, colorful pieces of paper that signal 'PARTY TIME!' at birthdays or New Year's Eve. It's super fun when it's flying in the air, but an absolute nightmare to clean up the next day. It gets everywhere—in your hair, in your clothes, in your food. The glitter version is its evil, more fabulous cousin.
From Spanish 'confites' (sweets, which were originally thrown during carnivals). The standard Filipino spelling is 'kumpitis'.
'Kumpites' is a common colloquial spelling and pronunciation. The more formal, dictionary-standard spelling is 'kumpitis'.
🇵🇭 Nag-ulan ng kumpites nang manalo ang kanilang koponan.
🇺🇸 It rained confetti when their team won.
🇵🇭 Huwag kalimutan ang kumpites para sa party mamaya.
🇺🇸 Don't forget the confetti for the party later.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.