EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
laundrywoman, laundress...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/la-ban-DE-ra/
FIL: Isang babaeng ang hanapbuhay ay ang paglalaba ng damit ng ibang tao.
EN: laundrywoman, laundress
Your friendly neighborhood clothes-washing superhero. Before washing machines and laundromats became a thing, the 'labandera' was essential. Today, the term can also jokingly refer to the person in the household assigned to laundry duty, or even yourself when facing a mountain of dirty clothes after a long vacation. "Nag-apply ako bilang labandera sa sarili kong bahay."
Mula sa Espanyol na 'lavandera' (laundress), na mula sa 'lavar' (maghugas).
ROOT MEANING: to wash clothes, to do laundry
Ang katumbas nito para sa lalaki ay 'labandero'.
🇵🇭 Tuwing Sabado dumarating ang aming labandera.
🇺🇸 Our laundrywoman comes every Saturday.
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