EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
pound (unit of weight)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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FIL: Isang yunit ng bigat na katumbas ng labing-anim na onsa o humigit-kumulang 0.453592 kilogramo. Ginagamit din ito para sa pananalapi ng Britanya.
EN: pound (unit of weight)
Before we went full metric, this was the OG way of weighing things at the palengke. "Ilang libra po ang manok?" Now, it's more known as the Zodiac sign for the titas who are into astrology, or the British Pound for your friend who just came back from London.
Spanish 'libra' (pound)
More commonly used in historical or specific contexts now, as 'kilo' is the standard. Also refers to the Zodiac sign.
🇵🇭 Bumili si nanay ng isang librang asukal sa tindahan.
🇺🇸 Mother bought a pound of sugar at the store.
🇵🇭 Ang presyo ng baboy ay isandaang piso bawat libra.
🇺🇸 The price of pork is one hundred pesos per pound.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.