EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To pawn; to mortgage...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/SANG-la/
FIL: Ang pag-iiwan ng isang bagay na may halaga bilang garantiya o kolateral para sa isang utang.
EN: To pawn; to mortgage
The national sport during 'petsa de peligro.' It's when you temporarily break up with your alahas (jewelry) or gadgets at a pawnshop just to get through the week. You promise to come back for them, but sometimes... life happens. 'See you again... maybe.'
The verb is often inflected as 'isangla' (to pawn something) or 'magsangla' (to perform the act of pawning).
🇵🇭 Napilitan siyang isangla ang singsing na pamana ng kanyang lola.
🇺🇸 She was forced to pawn the ring inherited from her grandmother.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong isangla ang kinabukasan mo para sa panandaliang ligaya.
🇺🇸 Don't mortgage your future for temporary happiness.
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