EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
quarry; demolition site...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ti-BA-gan/
FIL: Isang lugar kung saan isinasagawa ang pagkuha o pagbasag ng mga bato, graba, at iba pang katulad na materyales mula sa lupa o bundok. Lugar ng pagtitibag.
EN: quarry; demolition site
A place where mountains go to die so we can have gravel for our driveways and materials for our buildings. A tibagan is basically a rock quarry. It's dusty, noisy, and looks like a giant took a huge bite out of a hillside. It's the source of the materials that build our cities, but also a source of major environmental debates.
From 'tibag' (demolish) + '-an' (location suffix).
ROOT MEANING: demolition; rubble; collapse
Often seen as 'tibagan ng bato' (stone quarry).
🇵🇭 Mapanganib ang trabaho sa tibagan ng bato.
🇺🇸 The work at the stone quarry is dangerous.
🇵🇭 Maraming trak ang pumipila sa tibagan para kumuha ng graba.
🇺🇸 Many trucks are lining up at the quarry to get gravel.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.