EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
steering wheel...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-ni-BE-la/
FIL: Isang bahagi ng sasakyan na hugis bilog at ginagamit ng drayber upang kontrolin ang direksyon nito.
EN: steering wheel
What the driver holds onto in a jeepney to keep you from crashing. It's like your life—you should be holding the 'manibela' to control where you're going. Don't let someone else drive your future! Unless it's Waze, then maybe listen.
From Spanish 'manivela', meaning 'crank' or 'handle'.
A common loanword used in the context of any vehicle with a steering wheel.
🇵🇭 Mahigpit ang kapit niya sa manibela habang nagmamaneho sa matarik na daan.
🇺🇸 He had a tight grip on the steering wheel while driving on the steep road.
🇵🇭 Ang init ng manibela dahil nababad sa araw ang kotse.
🇺🇸 The steering wheel is so hot because the car was left out in the sun.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.