EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to meet; to greet upon arrival...
to boast about; to show off...
to flaunt something luxurious...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
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FIL: Ang pagtatagpo ng dalawa o higit pang tao, bagay, o landas. Maaari rin itong tumukoy sa akto ng pagsundo o pag-abot sa isang taong dumating.
EN: to meet; to greet upon arrival
This is that airport scene in every Pinoy movie where the OFW finally comes home and the whole family is there with a giant 'Welcome Home!' banner. It's meeting someone halfway, or when your eyebrows meet in the middle (`nagsalubong ang kilay`) because you're angry or confused. It's the intersection of paths, people, or even emotions.
ROOT MEANING: act of meeting or fetching someone; reception
Can refer to a planned meeting, a chance encounter, or the meeting of inanimate objects like roads. The phrase 'nagsalubong ang kilay' is a very common idiom for showing anger or displeasure.
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🇵🇭 Doon tayo magsalubong sa may entrance ng mall.
🇺🇸 Let's meet at the mall entrance.
🇵🇭 Nang makita niya ang presyo, agad nagsalubong ang kanyang mga kilay.
🇺🇸 When she saw the price, her eyebrows immediately furrowed (met).
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.