EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
a boatload, a huge number of...
Uprooting; digging up with the snout...
Fumigation; incensing...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/sang-ka-TU-tak/
FIL: Isang malaki at hindi tiyak na dami o bilang; napakarami.
EN: a boatload, a huge number of
The slightly more "proper" cousin of 'sangkaterba'. It's the amount of requirements your prof gives you the week before finals. It's the number of people lining up for milk tea on a payday Friday. It means "a lot," but with a hint of exasperation.
From `sang-` (one) + `ka-` + `tutak` (an unspecific large quantity). The origin of 'tutak' is unclear.
Informal and colloquial, similar to 'sangkaterba'.
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🇵🇭 May sangkatutak na tanong ang mga reporter sa press conference.
🇺🇸 The reporters had a boatload of questions at the press conference.
🇵🇭 Bakit ba sangkatutak ang dala mong gamit para sa isang weekend trip?
🇺🇸 Why did you bring a huge number of things for just a weekend trip?
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.