EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
small towel, face towel, hand towel...
broken rice grains...
wine...
Pang-uri
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FIL: Isang maliit na tuwalya, karaniwang ginagamit para sa mukha o mga kamay.
EN: small towel, face towel, hand towel
The mini-me version of a 'tuwalya'. It's what you use to wipe your sweat after climbing the MRT stairs or what you see neatly folded in fancy restaurants. Basically, it's the 'tuwalya's' cuter, more portable younger sibling.
From Spanish 'toallita' (small towel), the diminutive of 'toalla'.
ROOT MEANING: towel
Diminutive form of 'tuwalya'.
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🇵🇭 Laging may dalang tuwalyita si Ana sa kanyang bag para pamunas ng pawis.
🇺🇸 Ana always brings a small towel in her bag to wipe her sweat.
🇵🇭 Gamitin mo itong tuwalyita para sa iyong mukha.
🇺🇸 Use this face towel for your face.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.