EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
a participant in a balagtasan; a poetic debater...
to do something one by one; to single out...
to make one; to unite; to consolidate...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/mam-ba-ba-lag-TAS/
FIL: Isang makata na lumalahok sa balagtasan, isang uri ng pagtatalo sa paraang patula.
EN: a participant in a balagtasan; a poetic debater
The original Filipino battle rapper. Before FlipTop, there were these guys, spitting fire in formal Tagalog, debating about love, country, and maybe even if pineapple belongs on pizza. They use metaphors instead of insults, and their stage is the whole town plaza.
From `maN-` (agentive prefix) + `balagtas` (named after Francisco Balagtas, the father of Tagalog poetry).
Specific to the Philippine literary tradition of `balagtasan`.
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🇵🇭 Isang tanyag na mambabalagtas si Jose Corazon de Jesus, na kilala rin bilang Huseng Batute.
🇺🇸 Jose Corazon de Jesus, also known as Huseng Batute, was a famous poetic debater.
🇵🇭 Kailangan ng matalas na isip at mabilis na pag-iisip upang maging isang mahusay na mambabalagtas.
🇺🇸 You need a sharp mind and quick thinking to be a great participant in a balagtasan.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.