EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
snack; something to appease hunger...
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Pang-uri
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FIL: Anumang pagkain na kinakain pansamantala upang maibsan o mawala ang pakiramdam ng pagkagutom, karaniwang hindi isang buong pagkain.
EN: snack; something to appease hunger
That 3 PM snack you grab to survive until dinner. It's the fishball, the turon, the half-eaten bag of chips in your drawer. Not a full meal, just something to silence your protesting stomach. The "pangtawid-gutom" for the working class hero.
Compound of "pamawi" (appeaser/eraser, from root 'pawi') and "gutom" (hunger).
Often used interchangeably with "pantawid-gutom".
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🇵🇭 Bumili ako ng biskwit bilang pamawing-gutom habang naghihintay sa bus.
🇺🇸 I bought some biscuits as a snack to appease my hunger while waiting for the bus.
🇵🇭 Saging lang ang kinain niya, sapat na pamawing-gutom daw.
🇺🇸 He only ate a banana, saying it's enough to appease his hunger.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.