EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to mow, to reap (with a scythe)...
debris...
to excommunicate...
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/mang-gá-PAS/
FIL: Ang pagputol ng damo, palay, o mga katulad na halaman gamit ang isang karit o katulad na kasangkapan.
EN: to mow, to reap (with a scythe)
The OG way of cutting grass or harvesting rice before lawnmowers and fancy machines. Picture a farmer in a rice field, under the hot sun, swinging a 'karit' (scythe). It's hard, back-breaking work. Today, you might hear it when someone needs to clear a vacant lot full of 'talahib'.
From `mang-` (verb prefix) + `gapas` (reaping, mowing).
ROOT MEANING: reaping; harvesting (with a scythe)
Specifically refers to cutting with a swinging motion using a tool like a scythe or sickle.
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🇵🇭 Maaga pa lang ay nasa bukid na si tatay para manggapas ng palay.
🇺🇸 Father was in the field early to reap the rice stalks.
🇵🇭 Kailangan nating manggapas ng matataas na damo sa bakuran.
🇺🇸 We need to mow the tall grass in the yard.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.