EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to ask for a gift; to have someone give a gift...
fasting...
to abuse (someone); to take advantage of...
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FIL: Ang paghiling o pag-udyok sa isang tao na magbigay ng regalo.
EN: to ask for a gift; to have someone give a gift
This is the art of hinting (or outright asking) for a gift. It's that 'Uy, birthday ko na sa Friday!' text you send to your friends. Or when you tag your jowa in a post of that new phone with the caption 'Sana all.' It's basically causing a gift-giving situation to happen, with you as the happy recipient.
From magpa- (causative prefix) + regalo (gift), which is from Spanish 'regalo'.
ROOT MEANING: gift
The 'magpa-' prefix makes it a causative verb, meaning 'to cause someone to give a gift'.
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🇵🇭 Huwag kang mahiya, magparegalo ka sa ninong mo ng bagong sapatos.
🇺🇸 Don't be shy, ask for a gift of new shoes from your godfather.
🇵🇭 Mahilig siyang magparegalo tuwing Pasko sa kanyang mga kapatid.
🇺🇸 She likes to have her siblings give her gifts every Christmas.
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