EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
sink; wash area...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
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FIL: Isang lababo o lugar na partikular na ginagamit para sa paghuhugas, karaniwan ng mga kamay o pinagkainan.
EN: sink; wash area
The official tambayan of dirty dishes. The place where you contemplate your life choices while scrubbing the kaldero from last night's adobo. Also known as the 'lababo'.
ROOT MEANING: wash; act of washing
While 'lababo' (from Spanish 'lavabo') is more common for the modern kitchen sink, 'pahugasan' is also widely understood and used, especially for more traditional or outdoor washing areas.
🇵🇭 Ilagay mo na lang ang mga maruruming plato sa pahugasan.
🇺🇸 Just put the dirty plates in the sink.
🇵🇭 May gripo sa tabi ng pahugasan sa likod-bahay.
🇺🇸 There is a faucet beside the wash area at the backyard.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.