EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
prawn, tiger prawn...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
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FIL: Isang uri ng malaking hipon (Penaeus monodon) na karaniwang inaalagaan at kinakain, kilala sa laki at guhit sa katawan.
EN: prawn, tiger prawn
Yung aroganteng pinsan ng hipon. Mas malaki, mas mahal, at mas masarap. Eto yung special occasion seafood, yung handa kapag may bisitang taga-abroad o kapag nanalo ka sa lotto. The king of crustaceans sa palengke.
Refers specifically to the large tiger prawn, distinct from the smaller 'hipon' (shrimp).
🇵🇭 Nag-uwi si Tatay ng isang kilong sariwang sugpo mula sa palengke.
🇺🇸 Dad brought home a kilo of fresh prawns from the market.
🇵🇭 Masarap gawing sinigang o butter-garlic ang sugpo.
🇺🇸 Prawns are delicious in sinigang or as butter-garlic.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.