EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
patron saint; cockfighting derby...
niece...
epithet, slogan, motto...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
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FIL: Ang patron o santong tagapagtanggol ng isang lugar, tao, o samahan. Tumutukoy din ito sa isang serye ng sabong na idinaraos bilang parangal sa pista ng patron.
EN: patron saint; cockfighting derby
A word with a serious identity crisis. On one hand, it's your town's holy patron saint, the one you pray to during the fiesta. On the other hand, it's a multi-day cockfighting marathon held *in honor* of that same patron saint. It's the sacred and the profane doing a cha-cha in the middle of the town plaza. Only in the Philippines!
From Sanskrit, possibly related to concepts of worship or supplication.
The dual meaning is important. Context is key to know if someone is referring to the saint or the gambling event.
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🇵🇭 Si San Isidro Labrador ang pintakasi ng mga magsasaka.
🇺🇸 Saint Isidore the Laborer is the patron saint of farmers.
🇵🇭 Maraming dayo ang pumupunta para sa taunang pintakasi sa aming bayan.
🇺🇸 Many visitors come for the annual cockfighting derby in our town.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.