EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
aunt...
to allocate for, to set aside for, to dedicate to...
violation, infringement, transgression...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/TI-ta/
FIL: Kapatid na babae ng ama o ina; asawa ng tiyo; o isang magalang na tawag sa isang nakatatandang babae na hindi kamag-anak.
EN: aunt
Originally your mom or dad's sister. Now, it's a whole lifestyle. A 'Tita of Manila' is a young professional who loves brunch, essential oils, scented candles, and goes home by 9 PM. Also the default title you give to your mom's friends or any lady who looks like she could offer you unsolicited life advice. 'Hi Tita!' is a survival phrase.
From Spanish "tita", a familiar/diminutive form of "tía" (aunt).
Used for actual aunts and as a term of respect for older women, friends of one's parents, or even colleagues. The "Tita" stereotype is a popular cultural trope in the modern Philippines.
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🇵🇭 Pupunta kami sa bahay ni Tita Lorna sa Linggo.
🇺🇸 We are going to Aunt Lorna's house on Sunday.
🇵🇭 Ang mga tita ay nagkakape habang nag-uusap tungkol sa kanilang mga halaman.
🇺🇸 The aunts are drinking coffee while talking about their plants.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.