EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Act of mincing; chopping finely...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-tad-TAD/
FIL: Ang akto ng paghiwa ng isang bagay sa napakaliliit na piraso, karaniwan sa pagluluto; maaari ring tumukoy sa pagpuno o paglagay ng napakarami.
EN: Act of mincing; chopping finely
In the kitchen, this is what you do to garlic and onions until they're tiny bits for your 'gisa'. It’s chopping with a vengeance. Figuratively, it's what happens to a person's reputation during a 'chismis' session, or what happens to a basketball team's defense when the star player starts shooting threes from everywhere—tinadtad sila!
ROOT MEANING: riddled with
Can also be used metaphorically to mean being riddled with something, like bullets ('tadtad ng bala') or pimples ('tadtad ng tigyawat').
🇵🇭 Mabusisi ang pagtadtad ng bawang para sa ginisang ulam.
🇺🇸 The mincing of garlic for the sauteed dish is meticulous.
🇵🇭 Ang pagtadtad ng bala sa sasakyan ay nagpapahiwatig ng matinding galit ng mga salarin.
🇺🇸 The riddling of the car with bullets indicates the perpetrators' intense anger.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.