EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to have (something) ironed...
inquisitive...
to realize, to comprehend...
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FIL: Ang pakiusap o utos na plantsahin o ituwid ang isang damit o tela gamit ang plantsa; tumutukoy din sa mga damit na nakatakdang plantsahin.
EN: to have (something) ironed
"Ma, paplantsa po ng uniform ko!" The battle cry of every student on a Sunday night. This is the act of asking someone to iron your clothes for you. It's a staple of household chores vocabulary. It can also be used as a noun, like "marami akong paplantsa" (I have a lot of clothes to be ironed).
From 'plantsa' (clothing iron, from Spanish 'plancha') and the prefix 'pa-', indicating a request or an item intended for the action.
ROOT MEANING: clothes iron
Can function as a verb in a request ("Paplantsa ako nito") or as a noun referring to the clothes to be ironed ("Dala ko ang mga paplantsa").
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🇵🇭 Paplantsa ko lang itong polo ko para bukas.
🇺🇸 I'll just have my polo shirt ironed for tomorrow.
🇵🇭 Inipon niya ang lahat ng kanyang paplantsa para sa Sabado.
🇺🇸 She gathered all her clothes to be ironed for Saturday.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.