EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
gaff, cockspur...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/TA-ri/
FIL: Isang matalas na talim na gawa sa metal na ikinakabit sa paa ng manok na panabong.
EN: gaff, cockspur
This is the business end of a fighting cock. It's the deadly weapon that turns a 'sabong' from a simple chicken fight into a high-stakes, life-or-death duel. The 'tari' is meticulously sharpened and fitted by a 'mananari'. It's a symbol of both the sport's danger and the deep-rooted culture surrounding cockfighting in the Philippines. Not to be confused with a knife, this is specifically for the roosters.
Mula sa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taRiq.
Exclusively used in the context of cockfighting (sabong).
🇵🇭 Maingat na ikinabit ng mananari ang tari sa paa ng manok.
🇺🇸 The gaff-fitter carefully attached the gaff to the rooster's leg.
🇵🇭 Namatay ang kalabang manok dahil sa tama ng tari.
🇺🇸 The opposing rooster died from a strike by the cockspur.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.