EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Wire screen / Wire mesh...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/TE-la a-LAM-bre/
FIL: Isang uri ng screen na yari sa pinagtagpi-tagping alambre, karaniwang ginagamit sa mga bintana at pinto upang hindi makapasok ang mga insekto.
EN: Wire screen / Wire mesh
The original anti-dengue and anti-langaw defense system for the Filipino home, pre-aircon era. It's that mesh screen on your lola's windows that lets the breeze in but keeps the creepy crawlies out. The sound of it rattling in the wind is pure nostalgia.
From Spanish 'tela' (cloth) + 'alambre' (wire). Literally 'wire cloth'.
A compound noun that is now less common with the prevalence of modern aluminum and fiberglass screens.
🇵🇭 Palitan na natin ang butas-butas na tela-alambre sa bintana.
🇺🇸 Let's replace the punctured wire screen on the window.
🇵🇭 Nagkabit sila ng tela-alambre sa pinto para hindi makapasok ang lamok.
🇺🇸 They installed a wire mesh on the door so mosquitoes can't get in.
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