EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to vomit involuntarily; to be made to vomit...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-pa-su-KA/
FIL: Hindi sinasadyang ilabas ang laman ng sikmura; maduwal.
EN: to vomit involuntarily; to be made to vomit
That feeling when you ate something sketchy from a street vendor, or when you had one too many drinks at the office Christmas party. It’s your body’s emergency eject button. "Sa sobrang kaba ko bago ang presentation, feeling ko mapapasuka ako." Also, the reaction to seeing your ex's disgustingly sweet posts with their new partner.
ma- (unintentional action prefix) + pa- (causative prefix) + suka (vomit)
ROOT MEANING: to vomit; to puke
The root word 'suka' also means vinegar. Context and pronunciation prevent confusion. Suka (vinegar) is /SU-ka/, while suka (vomit) is /su-KA/. 'Mapasuka' always refers to vomiting.
🇵🇭 Napasuka ang buntis dahil sa kanyang "morning sickness".
🇺🇸 The pregnant woman vomited involuntarily due to her morning sickness.
🇵🇭 Halos mapasuka ako sa sama ng amoy.
🇺🇸 I almost vomited from the bad smell.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.