EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
an old unit of measure for grains...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.
/sang-HOD/
FIL: Isang sinaunang yunit ng panukat para sa mga butil tulad ng bigas, na katumbas ng sampung salop.
EN: an old unit of measure for grains
This is your lolo's lolo's way of measuring rice, back when 'ganta' and 'salop' were the GigaBytes and MegaBytes of the palengke. You won't hear this at the grocery store unless you've time-traveled.
Extremely rare in modern usage. It is equivalent to ten 'salop'.
🇵🇭 Bumili siya ng isang sanghod na palay.
🇺🇸 He bought one sanghod of unhusked rice.
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Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.