EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
wick...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-BI-lo/
FIL: Ang mitsa o sinulid sa gitna ng kandila, gasera, o lampara na sumisipsip ng panggatong upang mapanatili ang apoy.
EN: wick
The heart of a candle. No pabilo, no light, no romantic dinner, no frantic searching during a brownout. It's that little string that does all the heavy lifting, slowly burning away para lang magbigay-liwanag sa'yo. Hugot, 'di ba?
From Spanish 'pabilo' (wick).
🇵🇭 Masyadong maikli ang pabilo ng kandila kaya madaling mamatay.
🇺🇸 The candle's wick is too short, so it extinguishes easily.
🇵🇭 Nagsindi siya ng gasera gamit ang posporo sa pabilo nito.
🇺🇸 He lit the oil lamp by putting a match to its wick.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.