EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Sida acuta (a type of weed)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
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/wa-lis-wa-LI-san/
FIL: Isang uri ng halaman o damo (Sida acuta) na may mga sanga na kahawig ng isang maliit na walis. Ito ay karaniwang itinuturing na damong-ligaw.
EN: Sida acuta (a type of weed)
The plant that looks like it's trying to be a walis but didn't quite make it. It's the 'cosplayer' of the plant world, often found in vacant lots. Your lola probably knows a dozen herbal remedies for it, while you just see it as something to pull out of the garden.
ROOT MEANING: broom
Also spelled "walis-walisan". The name comes from its resemblance to a small broom.
🇵🇭 Maraming tumubong waliswalisan sa bakanteng lote.
🇺🇸 A lot of broom weed grew in the vacant lot.
🇵🇭 Ang dahon ng waliswalisan ay ginagamit daw na gamot sa ilang karamdaman.
🇺🇸 The leaves of the Sida acuta are said to be used as medicine for some ailments.
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