EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
in a piercing manner...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pa-tu-SOK/
FIL: Sa paraang parang tumutusok, tumatarak, o direktang tumatama, lalo na sa pananalita.
EN: in a piercing manner
Like how your Tita gives you 'the look' when you get the last piece of leche flan. It's sharp, direct, and you feel it deep in your soul. It can describe a sharp comment ('patusok na salita') or the way a BBQ stick goes through a hotdog.
From the prefix "pa-" indicating manner, and "tusok" meaning 'pierce' or 'prick'.
ROOT MEANING: pierce, prick, puncture
Can also be used as a Pang-uri (Adjective) to mean 'pointed' or 'sharp', as in 'patusok na pananalita' (pointed words).
🇵🇭 Patusok siyang sumagot sa kanyang ina.
🇺🇸 She answered her mother in a piercing manner.
🇵🇭 Mag-ingat sa mga salitang patusok na binitiwan niya.
🇺🇸 Be careful of the pointed words she uttered.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.