EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
gecko...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/tu-KOʔ/
FIL: Isang uri ng butiki (Gekko gecko) na malaki, karaniwang naninirahan sa mga bahay at puno, at kilala sa malakas at natatanging tunog na "tuk-ko" na pinagmulan ng pangalan nito.
EN: gecko
Your friendly (or terrifying) neighborhood wall-crawler. He's the guy who randomly screams "TUK-KOOO!" in the middle of the night, making you jump. Urban legends say they're worth a fortune, but in reality, they're just pro-bono pest control, eating mosquitoes for free.
Onomatopoeic, from the sound the gecko makes.
The sound of a 'tuko' is often associated with superstitions, such as counting the calls to predict something.
🇵🇭 May malaking tuko na nakadikit sa kisame ng aming kusina.
🇺🇸 There's a big gecko stuck to the ceiling of our kitchen.
🇵🇭 Narinig mo ba ang huni ng tuko kagabi?
🇺🇸 Did you hear the call of the gecko last night?
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.