EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to pinch...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ku-ru-TIN/
FIL: Ang pag-ipit sa balat ng isang tao o isang bagay gamit ang mga daliri.
EN: to pinch
What you want to do to your cute pamangkin's cheeks. Also what your mom threatens to do to your 'singit' (inner thigh) when you misbehave in public. It's the verb form of that classic Filipino gesture of mixed affection and discipline.
ROOT MEANING: a pinch
This is the object-focused verb form (i.e., the action is done to an object). The actor-focused form is 'kumurot'.
🇵🇭 Huwag mo ngang kurotin ang kapatid mo, iiyak 'yan.
🇺🇸 Don't pinch your sibling, they will cry.
🇵🇭 Gusto kong kurotin ang pisngi ng sanggol sa sobrang 'kyut'.
🇺🇸 I want to pinch the baby's cheeks because it's so cute.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.