EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
bow-legged...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pi-li-POT/
FIL: Isang katangian kung saan ang mga binti ay baluktot palabas, na nag-iiwan ng espasyo sa pagitan ng mga tuhod kapag magkadikit ang mga paa.
EN: bow-legged
An old-school word for being bow-legged, or 'sakang'. It's that cowboy-like stance where your knees refuse to meet. You don't hear this word much anymore; people usually just say `sakang`. If you use `pilipot` in a conversation today, your friends might ask if you time-traveled from the Spanish era.
Unknown. Possibly related to `pilipit` (twisted).
This is a rare and somewhat archaic term. The more common and neutral word is 'sakang'.
🇵🇭 Ayon sa matatanda, ang batang laging kinakarga ay maaaring maging pilipot.
🇺🇸 According to the elders, a child who is always carried might become bow-legged.
🇵🇭 Dahil sa pagiging pilipot, hirap siyang tumakbo nang mabilis.
🇺🇸 Because of being bow-legged, he has difficulty running fast.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.