EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to frisk; to grope...
carpentry shop...
jailer...
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FIL: Salatin o hawakan ang katawan ng isang tao upang maghanap ng isang bagay na nakatago, o sa masamang kahulugan, bilang isang uri ng panghihipo.
EN: to frisk; to grope
Has two main vibes. 1) The security guard at the mall entrance patting you down for contraband. That's 'mangapkap'. 2) The creepy person on a crowded MRT who 'accidentally' touches people. That's also 'mangapkap', but the criminal, disgusting kind. The word itself is neutral—it's the context that makes it either a security procedure or a crime.
ROOT MEANING: to frisk; to search by patting down
The meaning can range from a neutral act of searching (like by police) to a negative act of unwanted touching (groping). Context is crucial.
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🇵🇭 Kailangang mangapkap ng guwardiya sa lahat ng pumapasok sa concert.
🇺🇸 The guard has to frisk everyone entering the concert.
🇵🇭 Idinemanda niya ang lalaking nangahas na mangapkap sa kanya sa bus.
🇺🇸 She sued the man who dared to grope her on the bus.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.