EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
pungent, acrid, rank (smell)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-sang-SANG/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang matindi, nakasusulasok, at hindi kaaya-ayang amoy.
EN: pungent, acrid, rank (smell)
This is the smell that makes your nose wrinkle and your face go 'eww.' Think durian for first-timers, lumang bagoong, a blocked canal, or your gym clothes after a week. It's a smell that doesn't just enter your nose; it attacks it. Hindi lang siya mabaho, it's aggressively mabaho.
ma- (adjective prefix) + sangsang (pungent smell).
Exclusively used for strong, usually unpleasant smells.
🇵🇭 May masangsang na amoy na nanggagaling sa basurahan.
🇺🇸 There is a rank smell coming from the trash can.
🇵🇭 Hindi ko makain ang durian dahil sa masangsang na amoy nito.
🇺🇸 I can't eat durian because of its pungent smell.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.