EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to pick at (food); to eat sparingly...
opened (mouth, flower); parted...
spread one's legs apart...
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FIL: Ang pagkain nang kaunti-unti at tila walang gana, karaniwan ay sa pamamagitan ng pagkuha ng maliliit na piraso lamang.
EN: to pick at (food); to eat sparingly
This is what you do to your food when you're on a diet but your friends ordered crispy pata. You just stare at your salad and **pikuhin** a sad little lettuce leaf. It's the opposite of a 'mukbang' attitude, eating with no 'gana' whatsoever.
Implies a lack of appetite or being picky with food.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mong pikuhin ang pagkain, ubusin mo 'yan.
🇺🇸 Don't just pick at your food, finish it.
🇵🇭 Tila may problema siya dahil pinipiko lang niya ang kanyang kanin.
🇺🇸 It seems she has a problem because she's just picking at her rice.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.