EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to cause a bad smell; to make something stink...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/ma-ka-BA-ho/
FIL: Ang maging sanhi ng masamang amoy sa isang lugar o bagay.
EN: to cause a bad smell; to make something stink
The verb form of that one officemate who reheats their leftover tinapa in the pantry microwave. 'Bes, 'wag 'yan, makakabaho sa buong office!' It's the action of introducing a foul odor into an environment.
ROOT MEANING: stench, foul odor
More commonly heard in its conjugated form 'nakakabaho' (causes a bad smell).
🇵🇭 Itapon mo na ang basurang iyan dahil baka makabaho pa sa buong kusina.
🇺🇸 Throw that trash out because it might make the whole kitchen stink.
🇵🇭 Ang natapong kemikal ay nakakabaho sa buong laboratoryo.
🇺🇸 The spilled chemical is causing a bad smell in the entire laboratory.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.