EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
direct, frank, blunt...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/TA-ros/
FIL: Prangka, direkta, o walang paligoy-ligoy sa pagsasalita; tuwiran.
EN: direct, frank, blunt
This is your friend who tells you, "Uy, may tinga ka," without hesitation. They're not being mean, they're just being 'taros'—blunt and straight to the point. No sugarcoating, no pabebe wave. It's the communication style of someone who values efficiency over feelings, like a surgeon giving a diagnosis. Sometimes it hurts, but you always know where you stand. The opposite of 'pasikot-sikot'.
Can also be used as a verb root, e.g., "Tinaros niya ako ng tanong" (He asked me directly/bluntly). Synonymous with 'prangka'.
🇵🇭 Taros kung magsalita ang matanda, pero laging may katwiran.
🇺🇸 The old man speaks bluntly, but he always has a point.
🇵🇭 Sa isang taros na sagot, sinabi niyang ayaw na niya.
🇺🇸 In a direct answer, she said she doesn't want to anymore.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.