EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Dragnet; large fishing net...
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/PU-kot/
FIL: Isang malaking uri ng lambat na ginagamit sa pangingisda, karaniwang hinihila ng dalawang bangka o mula sa dalampasigan upang makahuli ng maraming isda.
EN: Dragnet; large fishing net
This isn't your tito's weekend fishing net. This is the 'go big or go home' net. A 'pukot' is a massive net that catches fish by the school, not one by one. It's the fishing equivalent of 'sana all.' In police lingo, a 'dragnet operation' can also be called 'operasyong pukot.'
Also used metaphorically for operations designed to catch many people at once, like a police dragnet.
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🇵🇭 Gumagamit ng pukot ang mga mangingisda para sa maramihang huli.
🇺🇸 The fishermen use a dragnet for a large catch.
🇵🇭 Ipinagbawal ang paggamit ng pukot sa ilang santuwaryong-dagat upang maprotektahan ang mga korales.
🇺🇸 The use of dragnets is prohibited in some marine sanctuaries to protect the corals.
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