EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to bake a cake; to have cake...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/mag-KEYK/
FIL: Ang gawain ng pagluluto ng keyk o ang pagkain nito bilang bahagi ng isang selebrasyon o meryenda.
EN: to bake a cake; to have cake
A very 21st-century Taglish verb. "Tara, mag-keyk tayo!" is the modern-day invitation for "Let's celebrate!" or "Let's have merienda!" It's what you do for birthdays, anniversaries, or just because you passed a stressful exam and deserve a slice of Red Ribbon or Goldilocks.
From mag- (verb-forming prefix) + keyk (Tagalog spelling of English 'cake').
ROOT MEANING: cake
A clear example of code-switching becoming a standard colloquial word. Highly informal.
🇵🇭 Sige na, magkeyk na lang tayo para sa birthday mo.
🇺🇸 Come on, let's just have cake for your birthday.
🇵🇭 Marunong ka bang magkeyk ng sarili mong ube macapuno?
🇺🇸 Do you know how to bake your own ube macapuno cake?
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