EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
has skin/peel; (fig.) sensitive...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/may-ba-LAT/
FIL: Nagtataglay ng balat o panlabas na sapin. Sa matalinhagang kahulugan, ito ay tumutukoy sa isang taong madaling masaktan o magdamdam.
EN: has skin/peel; (fig.) sensitive
Literally, something with a peel or skin, like a banana or a potato. But the real tea is when you say, 'May balat ka ba sa pwet?' It means 'Are you super sensitive?'—a classic Filipino way to call someone out for being easily offended, as if they had a secret, sensitive spot.
From 'may' (has/have) + 'balat' (skin).
ROOT MEANING: skin; hide; rind; peel
The literal meaning is straightforward. The figurative meaning, 'balat-sibuyas' (onion-skinned), is more common for 'sensitive,' but 'may balat' can carry a similar, often teasing, connotation.
🇵🇭 Piliin mo ang saging na may-balat pa at walang mantsa.
🇺🇸 Choose the bananas that still have skin and no blemishes.
🇵🇭 Huwag mo siyang biruin nang ganyan, may-balat 'yan.
🇺🇸 Don't joke with him like that, he's sensitive.
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