EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to crave; to salivate (for food)...
to hex, to cast a spell on...
tinkled, rang (like a small bell)...
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/mag-ta-KAM/
FIL: Makaramdam ng matinding pagnanasa sa pagkain, na kadalasang nagreresulta sa paglalaway o pagkasabik na matikman ito.
EN: to crave; to salivate (for food)
That feeling when you're on a diet and your officemate opens a box of J.Co donuts. You just sit at your desk, trying to look busy, but inside you're dying. You can only look and **magtakam**. It's the 'sana all' for food.
From 'mag-' (verb-forming prefix) + 'takam' (craving for food).
Almost exclusively used for food. The state of craving is 'natatakam'.
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🇵🇭 Hindi niya maiwasang magtakam sa amoy ng bagong lutong bibingka.
🇺🇸 She couldn't help but crave the smell of the newly cooked rice cake.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.