EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
ladle; scoop...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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FIL: Isang kasangkapan sa kusina na may malalim at bilugang dulo at mahabang hawakan, ginagamit sa pagkuha ng sabaw, kanin, o iba pang pagkain.
EN: ladle; scoop
The official tool for getting that last drop of sinigang broth or for serving rice without getting your hands dirty. It's the scepter of the designated rice dispenser in every Filipino family gathering. The bigger the panandok, the more blessings (kanin) you shall receive.
From pan- + sandok. An instrument for scooping (sandok).
ROOT MEANING: Ladle, serving spoon
Can refer to a ladle for soup ('panandok ng sabaw') or a scoop for rice ('panandok ng kanin').
🇵🇭 Gamitin mo ang panandok para kumuha ng mainit na sabaw.
🇺🇸 Use the ladle to get some hot soup.
🇵🇭 Nawawala ang panandok ng kanin kaya kamay na lang ang ginamit niya.
🇺🇸 The rice scoop was missing so he just used his hands.
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