EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
tempting, alluring...
screaming while crying, wailing...
hard up (for money), in a tight spot...
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FIL: Nag-uudyok o nag-aakit na gumawa ng isang bagay na karaniwang ipinagbabawal o hindi kanais-nais.
EN: tempting, alluring
That extra slice of cake when you're on a diet. That "Add to Cart" button during a 12.12 sale. That chismis you know you shouldn't listen to. Anything that makes you say "Sige na nga, minsan lang naman," is nakatutukso. It's anything that tempts you to break the rules (or your diet).
ROOT MEANING: temptation
The prefix 'nakatutu-' intensifies the root word, meaning 'very tempting'.
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🇵🇭 Nakatutukso ang alok nilang malaking sahod pero sa malayong lugar.
🇺🇸 Their offer of a high salary is tempting, but it's in a faraway place.
🇵🇭 Ang amoy ng bagong lutong tinapay ay nakatutukso.
🇺🇸 The smell of newly baked bread is alluring.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.