EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be crumpled, to get wrinkled...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/ma-LU-kot/
FIL: Magusot o magkaroon ng mga lukot at tupi.
EN: to be crumpled, to get wrinkled
This is the state of your shirt after you've used it as a pillow. It's also the state of a 100-peso bill you've kept in your pocket for a week. The verb form `malukot` means "to become crumpled". When your face does this because you tasted something super sour, that's also a form of `paglukot`.
ROOT MEANING: wrinkled, crumpled, creased
Used for paper, cloth, and other materials that can be wrinkled. The adjective form is `lukot` or `gusot`. The verb form is `malukot` (infinitive) or `nalukot` (past tense).
🇵🇭 Ingatan mong huwag malukot ang iyong diploma.
🇺🇸 Be careful not to crumple your diploma.
🇵🇭 Madaling malukot ang damit na gawa sa linen.
🇺🇸 Clothing made of linen gets wrinkled easily.
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Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.