EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
fistfight; brawl...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/sun-tu-KAN/
FIL: Isang awayan o labanan kung saan ang mga sangkot ay nagpapalitan ng mga suntok.
EN: fistfight; brawl
This is what happens when a heated argument in a basketball game or a drinking session escalates. **Suntukan** is the chaotic, often clumsy, exchange of punches between two or more people. It's the "hold my beer" moment before things get messy. "Tara, labas!" is its official invitation.
ROOT MEANING: punch; fist strike
The suffix "-an" denotes a reciprocal or social action.
🇵🇭 Nauwi sa suntukan ang mainit na pagtatalo ng dalawang lalaki.
🇺🇸 The heated argument between the two men ended in a fistfight.
🇵🇭 Inawat ng mga tanod ang nagaganap na suntukan sa kanto.
🇺🇸 The village watchmen broke up the ongoing brawl at the corner.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.