EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
strong (flavor); potent...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/TA-pang/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa matindi o mariing lasa o amoy, karaniwan sa alak, kape, o suka.
EN: strong (flavor); potent
When your barako coffee is so strong it could wake up your ancestors. Or when the vinegar for your chicharon is so potent it makes your eyes water. 'Grabe, ang tapang ng suka!'
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapaŋ.
This adjectival sense is often expressed through the form 'matapang' but using 'tapang' in a phrase like 'ang tapang ng...' is very common.
🇵🇭 Ang tapang ng kapeng barako na ito!
🇺🇸 This barako coffee is so strong!
🇵🇭 Hindi ko kaya ang tapang ng alak na ininom niya.
🇺🇸 I can't handle the potency of the liquor he drank.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.