EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
tangerine, small orange...
to mention repeatedly; to keep saying...
to scatter; to cause to burst apart...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/na-rang-HI-ta/
FIL: Isang uri ng maliit at matamis na sitrus na may manipis na balat na madaling alisin; kahawig ng dalandan o kahel.
EN: tangerine, small orange
The cute, easy-to-peel cousin of the bigger orange. This is the fruit you pack for baon because it's less of a mess. It's smaller, often sweeter, and its name literally sounds like 'little orange.'
From Spanish 'naranjita' (little orange).
Refers specifically to the fruit, not the color.
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🇵🇭 Mas matamis ang naranghita kaysa sa karaniwang kahel.
🇺🇸 The tangerine is sweeter than a regular orange.
🇵🇭 Bumili si nanay ng isang kilong naranghita sa palengke.
🇺🇸 Mom bought a kilo of tangerines at the market.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.