EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to take a large bite; to gouge out...
preacher; moralizer; one who will preach...
dreamer...
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FIL: Kumuha ng malaking subo o piraso sa pamamagitan ng bibig; tumuklap o bumakbak ng isang bahagi.
EN: to take a large bite; to gouge out
This is that monster bite you take from a Jollibee Chickenjoy leg when you haven't eaten all day. It can also mean when a chunk of a road suddenly collapses. "Bes, dahan-dahan sa pagkain, baka umukab ka ng buong plato!"
ROOT MEANING: To excavate; To dig out
Often used hyperbolically to describe someone eating voraciously or a chunk being taken out of something.
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🇵🇭 Gutom na gutom ang aso kaya umukab ito nang malaki sa tinapay.
🇺🇸 The dog was so hungry it took a huge bite out of the bread.
🇵🇭 Umukab ang isang malaking bahagi ng lupa sa gilid ng bundok.
🇺🇸 A large chunk of earth was gouged out from the mountainside.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.