EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
pounder...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
Pang-uri
Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.
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FIL: Isang tao na ang gawain ay durugin o pulbusin ang isang bagay, tulad ng bigas o pampalasa, gamit ang pandikdik at lusong.
EN: pounder
The original human food processor. Before blenders, you had the 'tagadikdik' with their trusty mortar and pestle ('lusong at pandikdik'). They're the reason your lola's adobo has perfectly crushed garlic, not just sliced. The rhythmic sound of their work was the original kitchen ASMR.
ROOT MEANING: crushed, pounded, pulverized (thing)
🇵🇭 Magaling ang tagadikdik ng paminta sa palengke.
🇺🇸 The pepper pounder at the market is good.
🇵🇭 Kinakailangan ng lakas ng braso ng isang tagadikdik.
🇺🇸 A pounder needs arm strength.
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Isang kalagayan o lugar na may kakulangan o kawalan ng suplay ng tubig.