EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
ganta (a unit of dry measure)...
hitting; getting right...
enjoying, relishing...
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FIL: Isang lumang yunit ng panukat para sa mga butil tulad ng bigas, na katumbas ng tatlong litro o isang 'ganta'.
EN: ganta (a unit of dry measure)
Before weighing rice in kilos, our lolas bought it by the 'salop' or 'ganta' at the palengke. It's a wooden or metal container used to measure dry goods. Ask your parents, they'll probably have a story about being sent to the store to buy a 'salop' of rice. It's the OG 'pabili po'.
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salup, meaning 'to scoop'.
Primarily a historical unit of measure, roughly equivalent to 3 liters. It's rarely used today, having been replaced by the metric system (kilograms and liters).
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🇵🇭 Bumili si Inay ng isang salop na bigas sa palengke.
🇺🇸 Mother bought one ganta of rice at the market.
🇵🇭 Kailangan natin ng dalawang salop ng mais para sa mga manok.
🇺🇸 We need two gantas of corn for the chickens.
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