EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to gamble...
is related to...
stubborn, hard-headed...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/mag-su-GAL/
FIL: Ang pagtaya ng pera o anumang may halaga sa isang laro o kaganapan na may hindi tiyak na resulta, sa pag-asang manalo ng mas malaking halaga.
EN: to gamble
It's what your tito does during family reunions with his mahjong set. It's betting on the 'sabong' (cockfight). On a more hugot level, it's what you do when you give someone a second chance: 'magsugal sa pag-ibig,' hoping this time, it pays off.
From Spanish 'jugar' meaning 'to play'.
Carries a generally negative connotation, often associated with vice and addiction, though it can be used for casual betting.
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🇵🇭 Pinagsabihan siya ng kanyang mga magulang na huwag magsugal dahil masama itong bisyo.
🇺🇸 His parents told him not to gamble because it is a bad vice.
🇵🇭 Para sa kanya, ang pag-ibig ay parang magsugal; minsan panalo, madalas talo.
🇺🇸 For him, loving is like gambling; sometimes you win, often you lose.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.