EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
temptation...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/tuk-SO/
FIL: Isang bagay, tao, o sitwasyon na humihikayat sa isang indibidwal na gumawa ng isang bagay na mali, imoral, o hindi kanais-nais.
EN: temptation
That extra cup of milk tea even when you're over budget. That 'one last episode' on Netflix at 2 AM. That piece of chismis you don't want to hear but you're listening to anyway. That's 'tukso'. It's the universe testing your self-control, and most of the time, the universe wins.
From Spanish 'tentación' (temptation).
Can also be a verb: 'tuksuhin' (to tempt someone).
🇵🇭 Iwasan mo ang tukso para hindi ka magkasala.
🇺🇸 Avoid temptation so you won't commit a sin.
🇵🇭 Ang pagkain ng matatamis ang aking malaking tukso.
🇺🇸 Eating sweets is my biggest temptation.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.