EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
leftover rice grains; trifle...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/MIS-mis/
FIL: Mga butil ng kanin na natira at dumikit sa palayok; mga maliliit na bagay o mumo na walang gaanong halaga.
EN: leftover rice grains; trifle
This is the original 'sana all' for ants. Yung mga tutong o kanin na naiwan sa kaldero after everyone has eaten. It can also refer to any tiny, insignificant crumb or particle, like the 'mumo' from your Choc-Nut that gets everywhere.
Proto-Austronesian
Not as common as 'tutong' for burnt rice, but 'mismis' can refer to any leftover grains, burnt or not. It's also used metaphorically for small, insignificant things.
🇵🇭 Kinayod niya ang mga mismis sa kaldero para ipakain sa manok.
🇺🇸 She scraped the leftover rice grains from the pot to feed the chickens.
🇵🇭 Wala nang natira kundi mga mismis ng tinapay sa mesa.
🇺🇸 Nothing was left but bread crumbs on the table.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.