EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to spit...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/lu-mu-RA/
FIL: Ang akto ng pagbuga ng laway o anumang laman ng bibig.
EN: to spit
The OG way to say "yuck." It's what you do when you accidentally drink spoiled milk. Also a classic kontrabida move in Pinoy teleseryes, often followed by a dramatic "Hinding-hindi mo makukuha ang mana ko!"
ROOT MEANING: spit; spittle
Can also be used figuratively, e.g., "lumura ng apoy" (to spit fire, i.e., to speak angrily).
🇵🇭 Bawal lumura sa sahig, sabi sa karatula.
🇺🇸 It is forbidden to spit on the floor, says the sign.
🇵🇭 Tila siya lumura ng apoy sa tindi ng kanyang galit.
🇺🇸 It seemed like he spat fire from the intensity of his anger.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.