EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to smoke tobacco/cigarettes...
spinning top...
troop; circle of friends...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Ang gawain ng paghithit ng sigarilyo o tabako.
EN: to smoke tobacco/cigarettes
The more formal, almost vintage-sounding way of saying 'to smoke.' You'd imagine your lolo in a rocking chair would magtatabako, not your Gen Z cousin vaping. It’s the verb form of what the sign 'Bawal Manigarilyo Dito' is trying to prevent.
From Spanish "tabaco" (tobacco).
Synonymous with "manigarilyo" (to smoke a cigarette), but "magtatabako" can also specifically refer to smoking a cigar or pipe. "Manigarilyo" is more common in everyday conversation.
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🇵🇭 Pinayuhan siya ng doktor na itigil na ang pagtatabako.
🇺🇸 The doctor advised him to stop smoking tobacco.
🇵🇭 Nakasanayan na ng matanda na magtatabako pagkatapos kumain.
🇺🇸 The old man has made it a habit to smoke tobacco after eating.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.