EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
litany...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/li-TA-ni-a/
FIL: Isang uri ng panalangin sa simbahan na binubuo ng mga serye ng kahilingan na binibigkas ng pari o lider, at tinutugon naman ng mga tao.
EN: litany
In church, it's a prayer. In real life, it's the long, repetitive list of complaints your Tita makes at every family gathering. "Ang mahal ng bilihin, ang traffic, ang init ng panahon, ang sakit ng likod ko..." That's a modern-day 'litania'. It's a list so long and repetitive, it feels like a prayer for patience.
From Spanish 'letanía' (litany).
Primarily used in a religious context, but can be used hyperbolically for any long, tedious list of items or complaints.
🇵🇭 Bahagi ng prusisyon ang pagdarasal ng litania.
🇺🇸 Praying the litany is part of the procession.
🇵🇭 Nagsimula na naman siya sa kanyang litania ng mga reklamo.
🇺🇸 He started with his litany of complaints again.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.