EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
devouring, gobbling...
monument...
fortress, citadel, stronghold...
Pang-uri
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/pag-la-MON/
FIL: Ang mabilis at malakas na pagkain na halos walang pagnguya; pagkain nang may katakawan.
EN: devouring, gobbling
This isn't just eating. This is unli-wings, samgyupsal, post-breakup-ice-cream-binge level of eating. It's what happens when you're "lamon-tado" (a pun on 'lamentado' or lamenting). It's eating with gusto, passion, and zero table manners. Can also be used metaphorically, like when the "sistema" (system) devours your hopes and dreams.
From `pag-` (gerund prefix) + `lamon` (to devour).
ROOT MEANING: devouring; gobbling
Has a slightly negative or gluttonous connotation compared to the neutral 'pagkain' (eating).
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🇵🇭 Dahan-dahan lang sa paglamon, baka mabilaukan ka.
🇺🇸 Go easy on the gobbling, you might choke.
🇵🇭 Pagkatapos ng mahabang araw, paglamon ng pizza ang gusto niya.
🇺🇸 After a long day, devouring pizza is what he wants.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.