EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To wrinkle; to shrivel...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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FIL: Ang pagkakakroon ng mga guhit, tupi, o kuluntoy sa balat o ibabaw ng isang bagay dahil sa pagtanda, pagkababad sa tubig, o pagkatuyo.
EN: To wrinkle; to shrivel
This happens to your fingers after a long swim, to a 'pasas' (raisin) from a grape, or to your shirt when you cram it in your bag. For humans, it's the reason the anti-aging industry is a billion-dollar business. 'Friend, anong secret mo? Bakit hindi pa nangungulubot 'yang mukha mo?'
ROOT MEANING: wrinkled; creased
Can apply to skin, fabric, paper, fruits, etc.
🇵🇭 Nagsimulang mangulubot ang kanyang mga daliri matapos magbabad sa pool.
🇺🇸 Her fingers started to wrinkle after soaking in the pool.
🇵🇭 Kapag hindi mo diniligan ang halaman, mangungulubot ang mga dahon nito at mamamatay.
🇺🇸 If you don't water the plant, its leaves will shrivel and it will die.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.