EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be shuffled (like cards); to be disconcerted or...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ba-LA-sa/
FIL: Magulo ang ayos o pagkakasunod-sunod, tulad ng sa baraha; mabagabag o hindi mapakali ang isip o damdamin.
EN: to be shuffled (like cards); to be disconcerted or worried
This word has two vibes. 1) The literal: what you do to a deck of playing cards before a game of 'tong-its'. 2) The emotional: what happens to your feelings when your crush views your IG story but doesn't reply to your DM. You're 'nabalasa'—all mixed up, anxious, and unsettled.
From Spanish "barajar" (to shuffle).
The meaning of being worried or anxious is more common in modern conversation than the literal shuffling.
🇵🇭 Kailangang mabalasa nang mabuti ang mga baraha bago mamigay.
🇺🇸 The cards need to be shuffled well before dealing.
🇵🇭 Nabalasa ako sa balitang narinig ko kanina.
🇺🇸 I was disconcerted by the news I heard earlier.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.