EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
protruding, sticking out...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/US-li/
FIL: Nakaangat, naka-alsa, o lumalabas mula sa isang patag na ibabaw.
EN: protruding, sticking out
Like that one pilit-na-pilit nail on the wall that you always snag your shirt on. Or your tiyan after a grand fiesta buffet. Anything that's sticking out when it should be flat is usli.
Commonly used to describe physical objects or body parts that are sticking out.
🇵🇭 Natusok ako sa pako na usli mula sa dingding.
🇺🇸 I was pricked by the nail sticking out from the wall.
🇵🇭 Kitang-kita ang usli niyang buto sa balikat dahil sa kanyang kapayatan.
🇺🇸 His shoulder bone was clearly protruding because of his thinness.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.