EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To tie a knot; to tangle...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/mag-bu-HOL/
FIL: Ang paglikha ng buhol sa pamamagitan ng pagtatali o pagpilipit ng isang bagay tulad ng sinulid, lubid, o pisi. Maaari ring tumukoy sa pagiging gusot.
EN: To tie a knot; to tangle
The reason your earphones are always a mess in your pocket. `Magbuhol` is to tie a knot, whether intentionally (like your shoelaces) or unintentionally (like the plot of a confusing teleserye). It can also mean "to get tangled up," like traffic on EDSA during rush hour, or your feelings for your "it's complicated" special someone.
From `mag-` (verb-forming prefix) + `buhol` (knot).
ROOT MEANING: knot, tangle
`Magbuhol` is the action, `buhol` is the noun (knot).
🇵🇭 Marunong ka bang magbuhol ng kurbata?
🇺🇸 Do you know how to tie a knot in a tie?
🇵🇭 Dahil sa aksidente, nagbuhol ang trapiko sa EDSA.
🇺🇸 Because of the accident, the traffic on EDSA got tangled.
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