EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
candlenut...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/LUM-bang/
FIL: Isang uri ng puno (Aleurites moluccanus) na ang bunga ay pinagkukunan ng langis na ginagamit bilang ilawan o sa pagluluto.
EN: candlenut
This is the OG source of light before Meralco decided to bill us our souls. The nuts from this tree give oil. Think of it as nature's power bank, but for lamps. Also, its oil is used in some dishes, so it's a multi-tasker like a working student.
Mula sa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lumbaŋ.
Ang buto mismo ay tinatawag ding 'lumbang'. Ang langis nito ay 'langis ng lumbang'.
🇵🇭 Ang langis mula sa lumbang ay ginagamit na panggatong sa mga lampara noong unang panahon.
🇺🇸 The oil from the candlenut was used as fuel for lamps in the old days.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.