EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
pincushion...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/tu-su-KAN nang as-PI-li/
FIL: Isang maliit na unan o sisidlan na ginagamit upang paglagyan o pagbaunan ng mga aspili at karayom.
EN: pincushion
That little tomato-looking thingy in your lola's sewing kit. It's a dedicated place for stabbing pins so you don't lose them or step on them. The OG stress ball for sewers.
A phrase combining 'tusukan' (place to pierce) and 'aspili' (pin).
ROOT MEANING: pierce, prick, puncture
A compound noun.
🇵🇭 Nawawala ang aking tusukan ng aspili, nakita mo ba?
🇺🇸 My pincushion is missing, have you seen it?
🇵🇭 Puno na ng karayom ang tusukan ng aspili.
🇺🇸 The pincushion is already full of needles.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.