EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
gunpowder...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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FIL: Isang uri ng pinaghalong kemikal na mabilis masunog o sumabog, ginagamit bilang pampasabog sa mga bala ng baril at paputok.
EN: gunpowder
The spicy dust that makes things go boom. Essential for fireworks on New Year's Eve (the illegal kind, usually) and for historical movies about the Philippine Revolution. It's the 'putok' in 'paputok'.
From Spanish `pólvora` (gunpowder).
Also refers to the explosive powder in fireworks (`paputok`).
🇵🇭 Maingat na hinahawakan ng mga sundalo ang mga bala na puno ng pulbura.
🇺🇸 The soldiers carefully handle the bullets filled with gunpowder.
🇵🇭 Ang amoy ng pulbura ay naiiwan sa hangin tuwing Bagong Taon.
🇺🇸 The smell of gunpowder lingers in the air every New Year.
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