EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
fattening (food)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pam-pa-ta-BA/
FIL: Anumang pagkain, sustansya, o gawain na nakadaragdag sa timbang o taba ng katawan. Sa agrikultura, ito ay pataba para sa lupa.
EN: fattening (food)
Ah, the delicious enemies of your diet plan. Lechon, crispy pata, sisig, cake, ice cream... lahat ng masasarap! It's the food you eat when you're sad, happy, celebrating, or just bored. Your tita's favorite comment about you is probably, "Uy, tumataba ka! Anong kinakain mong pampataba?"
From 'pam-' (for) + 'pa-' (causative) + 'taba' (fat).
ROOT MEANING: fat; grease; lard
Can refer to food for humans or feed for animals. A different but related word, 'pataba', is used for fertilizer, but 'pampataba' can also be used in that context (e.g., pampataba ng lupa).
🇵🇭 Iniiwasan niya ang mga pagkaing pampataba dahil nagda-diet siya.
🇺🇸 She avoids fattening foods because she is on a diet.
🇵🇭 Ang kanin at matatamis na pagkain ay mabisang pampataba.
🇺🇸 Rice and sweet foods are effective for gaining weight.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.