EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to chew noisily, to munch...
benefits...
benefactor...
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/nga-SAB/
FIL: Ang mabilis at maingay na pag-nguya ng pagkain, na kadalasang ginagawa nang walang-ingat at bukas ang bibig.
EN: to chew noisily, to munch
This is how you eat chicharon when no one's watching. That loud, crunchy, satisfying (for you, maybe not for others) sound of pure snacking bliss. Think of a goat happily munching on anything. That's the spirit of 'ngasab'.
The root word itself is rarely used alone. More common are the inflected forms like 'ngumangasab' (chewing noisily) or 'ngasabin' (to chew something noisily). It implies a certain lack of table manners.
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🇵🇭 Huwag kang ngumasab ng pagkain, isara mo ang iyong bibig.
🇺🇸 Don't chew noisily, close your mouth.
🇵🇭 Nginangasab niya ang isang buong bag ng chips habang nanonood ng pelikula.
🇺🇸 He was munching on a whole bag of chips while watching a movie.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.