EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to trim (hair/plants); to cut off the top/end...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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FIL: Ang pagputol sa dulo ng buhok, halaman, o anumang bagay upang ito ay pumantay, umikli, o maging malinis tingnan.
EN: to trim (hair/plants); to cut off the top/end
Before there was 'pa-trim,' there was `magpungos`. It's what your lola does to her plants to make them grow better. It's also what your mom did to your bangs with the kitchen scissors, resulting in a questionable haircut you had to live with for a month. It’s a very specific, no-frills kind of cutting.
ROOT MEANING: docked (tail)
Refers to cutting the very end or tip of something, like hair, a plant's stem, or a wick. More specific than 'magputol' (to cut).
🇵🇭 Kailangan nang magpungos ng buhok ni David dahil masyado nang mahaba.
🇺🇸 David needs to trim his hair because it's gotten too long.
🇵🇭 Inutusan ako ni Lola na magpungos ng mga tuyong sanga ng rosas.
🇺🇸 Grandma told me to cut off the ends of the dry rose branches.
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