EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
match (for fire)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pos-PO-ro/
FIL: Isang maliit na patpat na gawa sa kahoy o papel na may kemikal sa dulo na nagliliyab kapag ikiniskis sa isang magaspang na ibabaw.
EN: match (for fire)
Before lighters and automatic stoves, this was the key to unlocking fire. It's what your lola uses to light the gasul or the katol for mosquitoes. That distinct smell of a newly-lit posporo is pure nostalgia. Pro tip: 'wag paglaruan, baka mapalo ka ng tsinelas.
Mula sa salitang Espanyol na "fósforo".
Still commonly used, especially in kitchens and for lighting candles.
🇵🇭 Kumuha ka ng isang kahon ng posporo sa tindahan.
🇺🇸 Get a box of matches from the store.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.