EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Swallowing...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-lu-NOK/
FIL: Ang akto ng pagpapadaan ng pagkain, inumin, o laway mula sa bibig patungo sa lalamunan at sikmura.
EN: Swallowing
That moment you have to swallow your pride (or a really bitter pill, literally or figuratively). It's what you do after chewing your food, or when you're nervous and your throat feels dry. It's also what you do when you hear some unbelievable 'chismis' and you just have to... gulp.
From pag- (nominalizing prefix) + lunok (to swallow).
Can be used literally for food/drink or figuratively for accepting something difficult (e.g., paglunok ng pride/dangal - swallowing one's pride).
🇵🇭 Nahirapan siya sa paglunok dahil sa namamagang lalamunan.
🇺🇸 He had difficulty swallowing because of his sore throat.
🇵🇭 Mahirap ang paglunok ng sariling dangal, pero kailangan para sa kapayapaan.
🇺🇸 The swallowing of one's pride is difficult, but necessary for peace.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.