EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to starch (clothes)...
to warn; to give notice...
to check in luggage...
Pang-uri
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/mag-al-mi-ROL/
FIL: Ang paglalagay ng almirol o gawgaw sa damit bago plantsahin upang ito ay tumigas at maging makinis tingnan.
EN: to starch (clothes)
This is your lola's secret weapon for making school uniforms, tablecloths, and barongs look extra sharp and formal. To **mag-almirol** is to give fabric that stiff, crisp feeling, making it wrinkle-resistant. It's the OG version of fabric conditioner, but for making things less soft and more... structured. Think of it as hairspray for your clothes.
From `mag-` (actor-focus verb prefix) + `almirol` (starch), from Spanish 'almidón'.
A household chore term, less common now with modern fabrics and detergents but still known.
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🇵🇭 Tinuruan ako ng lola ko kung paano mag-almirol ng mga puting damit.
🇺🇸 My grandmother taught me how to starch white clothes.
🇵🇭 Gusto niyang laging naka-almirol ang kanyang mga polo.
🇺🇸 He wants his polo shirts always starched.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.