EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
ransacking, thorough search...
withered, wilted...
to be exposed, to be revealed...
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FIL: Ang malawakan at madalas ay magulong paghahanap sa isang lugar, karaniwang ginagawa ng may awtoridad upang makahanap ng ebidensya o kontrabando.
EN: ransacking, thorough search
This is 'paghahalikwat' on steroids. This is what happens in movies when the NBI raids a warehouse. It's a no-stone-unturned, everything-gets-tossed-around kind of search. It's also what your mom does to your room looking for your 'hidden' report card, leaving a trail of chaos in her wake.
From 'halughog' (to search thoroughly).
Often implies an official or forceful search, and usually results in a mess. More intense than 'paghahalikwat'.
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🇵🇭 Nagkaroon ng paghahalughog ang mga pulis sa bahay ng suspek.
🇺🇸 The police conducted a thorough search of the suspect's house.
🇵🇭 Ang ginawa ng nanay sa kwarto ko ay hindi paglilinis, kundi paghahalughog.
🇺🇸 What my mom did to my room wasn't cleaning, but ransacking.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.