EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
meddler, busybody (female)...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/saw-saw-E-ra/
FIL: Isang babaeng mahilig makialam o sumali sa usapan o gawain ng iba na hindi naman siya kasali. Ang panlalaking katumbas ay 'sawsawero'.
EN: meddler, busybody (female)
The female form of the species that can't resist butting in. She's the officemate who listens to your phone call, the tita who asks when you're getting married, the friend who gives unsolicited advice on your relationship. She lives for the drama, as long as it's not hers. The 'sawsawero' is her male counterpart.
From 'sawsaw' (to meddle) + '-era' (Spanish suffix indicating a female doer of an action).
ROOT MEANING: to dip; to meddle
A colloquial and often derogatory term. The male equivalent is 'sawsawero'.
🇵🇭 Ayaw ko siyang kausap dahil isa siyang sawsawera.
🇺🇸 I don't like talking to her because she's a meddler.
🇵🇭 Nagalit si Ana nang tawagin siyang sawsawera ng kanyang kaibigan.
🇺🇸 Ana got angry when her friend called her a busybody.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.