EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to gulp down; to chug...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/tung-ga-IN/
FIL: Ang mabilis na pag-ubos ng isang inumin sa pamamagitan ng malalaking lagok.
EN: to gulp down; to chug
The verb form of 'tagay!' It's what you do when your friend challenges you to a bottoms-up. It’s the official sport of Filipino gatherings. 'Pare, **tunggain** mo na 'yan! Shooter's-style!'
ROOT MEANING: a gulp; a swig (of a drink)
The imperative form 'tunggain mo' is very common in drinking sessions.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong tunggain ang gamot, inumin mo nang dahan-dahan.
🇺🇸 Don't gulp down the medicine, drink it slowly.
🇵🇭 Nangako siyang tutunggain niya ang isang pitsel ng tubig.
🇺🇸 He promised he would chug a whole pitcher of water.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.