EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
leech...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/LIN-ta/
FIL: Isang uri ng anelido o uod na sumisipsip ng dugo mula sa ibang hayop o tao. Ginagamit din sa matalinhagang paraan para sa taong mapagsamantala.
EN: leech
The original "user" and freeloader. Figuratively, it's that "friend" who's always there when they need something (pera, load, food) but magically disappears when it's their turn to treat. They stick to you, drain your resources, and leave you feeling... well, drained.
Also used metaphorically to describe a person who is parasitic or an exploiter, like a loan shark ('lintang sumisipsip ng dugo').
🇵🇭 Kinapitan siya ng maraming linta nang lumusong siya sa sapa.
🇺🇸 Many leeches stuck to him when he waded into the stream.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang maging linta sa iyong mga magulang; magtrabaho ka.
🇺🇸 Don't be a leech to your parents; get a job.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.