EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to confiscate, to seize...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/su-mam-SAM/
FIL: Ang pagkuha o pagkumpiska sa isang bagay, lalo na ang mga ipinagbabawal o ilegal, na isinasagawa ng isang may awtoridad.
EN: to confiscate, to seize
This is what the police do during a raid. They find illegal goods and *samsam* all of it. It's also what your mom does to your snacks when she finds your secret stash and declares them "confiscated for health reasons." It's taking things, but with authority.
ROOT MEANING: loot; plunder; confiscated goods
Usually done by a person in authority (police, government agent, parent). Implies the items being taken are illicit or forbidden.
🇵🇭 Sumamsam ang mga pulis ng milyun-milyong halaga ng pekeng produkto.
🇺🇸 The police seized millions of pesos worth of counterfeit products.
🇵🇭 Bago magsimula ang exam, sumamsam ang guro ng mga kodigo mula sa mga estudyante.
🇺🇸 Before the exam started, the teacher confiscated cheat sheets from the students.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.