EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
thin plastic sheet/container...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/MI-ka/
FIL: Isang uri ng manipis at malinaw na plastik na karaniwang ginagamit bilang pambalot, takip, o lalagyan, lalo na sa pagkain.
EN: thin plastic sheet/container
This is the official take-out container for your birthday party spaghetti, pansit, at pichi-pichi. Ito rin yung ginagamit na cover sa mga ID noong unang panahon. Kung wala kang dalang tupperware sa handaan, ang mika ang iyong magiging savior.
Possibly from the mineral "mica" which can be split into thin transparent sheets, or from a brand name that became generic.
In the Philippines, "mika" almost exclusively refers to the thin, clear plastic used for food packaging or as a transparent sheet, not the mineral.
🇵🇭 Pakilagay na lang sa mika ang tirang pansit para maiuwi ko.
🇺🇸 Please just put the leftover noodles in a plastic container so I can take it home.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.