EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
coconut oil...
psychic...
psychologist...
Pang-uri
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/la-NGIS nang ni-YOG/
FIL: Isang uri ng nakakaing langis na nakukuha mula sa sapal, gata, o pinatuyong laman ng matandang niyog.
EN: coconut oil
The holy grail of Pinoy oils. Your lola used it for everything: cooking, moisturizing your hair, treating skin problems, and even as a general-purpose *haplas*. Now, it's globally famous as "virgin coconut oil" and costs 5x more in health stores. We've been on that trend since the 1800s.
ROOT MEANING: oil
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🇵🇭 Mas masarap daw magluto ng pritong isda gamit ang langis ng niyog.
🇺🇸 They say it's more delicious to cook fried fish using coconut oil.
🇵🇭 Nagpapahid siya ng langis ng niyog sa buhok para kuminis.
🇺🇸 She applies coconut oil to her hair to make it smooth.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.