EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
a type of sweet, sticky rice cake (nian gao)...
to be plunged into (misery, poverty, etc.)...
to run aground; to fall flat (on one's rear)...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Isang uri ng kakanin na yari sa malagkit na bigas, asukal, at mantika. Ito ay malagkit, matamis, at sikat lalo na tuwing Bagong Taon ng mga Tsino.
EN: a type of sweet, sticky rice cake (nian gao)
The official sticky situation of Chinese New Year. This glutinous rice cake is a gift that symbolizes sticking together and achieving a 'higher' (sweeter) year. The struggle is real when you try to slice it, and even more real when you fry it and it sticks to the pan, your plate, your teeth... everything. But it's so good, you deal with it.
From Hokkien Chinese 甜粿 (tī-kóe), meaning 'sweet cake'.
Primarily associated with Chinese New Year celebrations in the Philippines. It is often coated in egg and pan-fried before eating.
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🇵🇭 Nagpadala ang aming kapitbahay na Tsino ng isang kahon ng tikoy.
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🇵🇭 Masarap ang tikoy kapag pinirito sa itlog.
🇺🇸 Tikoy is delicious when fried with egg.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.