EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to get dandruff...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-ka-ba-la-ku-BAK/
FIL: Ang pagkakaroon ng balakubak o maliliit at puting kaliskis ng patay na balat sa anit.
EN: to get dandruff
The horrifying moment you wear a black shirt and it suddenly looks like a snowy landscape on your shoulders. It means "to get dandruff." The universe's way of telling you to switch shampoos or to stop stressing about your deadlines.
From 'magka-' (to get/have) + 'balakubak' (dandruff).
A very specific and commonly understood term related to hair and scalp hygiene.
🇵🇭 Madalas siyang magkabalakubak kapag mainit ang panahon.
🇺🇸 He often gets dandruff when the weather is hot.
🇵🇭 Gumamit ka ng anti-dandruff shampoo para hindi ka magkabalakubak.
🇺🇸 Use an anti-dandruff shampoo so you don't get dandruff.
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