EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have something covered or wrapped; to pretend...
to execute by hanging...
release; cockfight...
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/mag-pa-ba-LAT/
FIL: Una, ang paglalagay ng pabalat o takip sa isang bagay. Ikalawa, ang pagpapanggap o pagkukunwari.
EN: to have something covered or wrapped; to pretend
This word has two vibes. Vibe 1: The back-to-school rush. You go to the bookstore to magpabalat your new textbooks with plastic cover para 'di magusot. It's literally "to have something put in a cover." Vibe 2: The "plastic" friend. Yung kunwari bati kayo, pero sa likod, sinisiraan ka. That's magpabalat-kayo, or "to put on a facade." It's about covering something up, whether it's a book or your true intentions.
From `magpa-` (causative prefix) + `balat` (skin, cover, wrapper).
ROOT MEANING: skin; hide; rind; peel
The meaning "to pretend" or "to put on a show" is often used in the form `magpabalat-kayo`. The literal meaning is to have something wrapped or book-covered.
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🇵🇭 Kailangan kong magpabalat ng mga bago kong aklat bago magsimula ang klase.
🇺🇸 I need to have my new books covered before class starts.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang maniwala sa kanya, sanay siyang magpabalat-kayo.
🇺🇸 Don't believe him, he's used to pretending.
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