EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
cockpit arena...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
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/sa-bu-NGAN/
FIL: Ang lugar o arena kung saan idinaraos ang mga laban ng sabong.
EN: cockpit arena
The Thunderdome for chickens. It's the official venue for the national pastime of 'sabong'. It's loud, crowded, and smells like a mix of testosterone, money, and feathers. This is where you'll find the 'kristo' (bet caller) masterfully taking bets with just hand signals. It's the 'tito' equivalent of a mall.
From 'sabong' (cockfight) + '-an' (place suffix).
ROOT MEANING: cockfighting
🇵🇭 Pumunta siya sa sabungan para itaya ang kanyang manok na panabong.
🇺🇸 He went to the cockpit arena to bet on his fighting cock.
🇵🇭 Bawat bayan ay tila may sariling sabungan.
🇺🇸 Every town seems to have its own cockpit arena.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.