EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Passageway, tunnel, shortcut...
laconic; concise; brief...
myriads of years; tens of thousands of years...
Pang-uri
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/la-GU-san/
FIL: Isang daanan na tumatagos o lumalagos mula sa isang lugar patungo sa iba, tulad ng tunel, pasilyo, o anumang maikling daan.
EN: Passageway, tunnel, shortcut
Ever tried to find a shortcut in a crowded mall like SM Megamall to avoid the sea of people? That's a lagusan. It's your secret portal, your life hack to get from Point A to Point B without losing your sanity. Parang sa buhay, we're all looking for a lagusan to our goals, pero minsan, traffic talaga.
From 'lagos' (to pass through) + '-an' (location suffix).
ROOT MEANING: pierced through, penetrated
Can refer to a physical tunnel or a metaphorical shortcut.
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🇵🇭 May lihim na lagusan sa ilalim ng lumang simbahan.
🇺🇸 There is a secret passageway under the old church.
🇵🇭 Ginawa naming lagusan ang eskinita para makaiwas sa trapik.
🇺🇸 We used the alley as a shortcut to avoid the traffic.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.