EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
motorboat, launch...
bakery...
dry season...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Isang maliit o katamtamang-laking sasakyang-dagat na pinapatakbo ng motor, karaniwang ginagamit sa pagtawid sa pagitan ng mga isla o sa mga ilog.
EN: motorboat, launch
Before there were ROROs and fast crafts for your Boracay trip, there was the humble **lantsa**. It's a motorboat, bigger than a 'bangka' but smaller than a 'barko'. It's the workhorse of inter-island travel, the GrabCar of the sea. It’s what you take when the destination is too far to swim but too near for a massive ferry.
From Spanish "lancha" (launch).
A very common term in coastal and island communities in the Philippines.
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🇵🇭 Sumakay kami ng lantsa para makarating sa kabilang isla.
🇺🇸 We rode a motorboat to get to the other island.
🇵🇭 Ang mga mangingisda ay gumagamit din ng lantsa para sa kanilang pangingisda.
🇺🇸 The fishermen also use launches for their fishing.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.