10 example of uncommon Filipino words
Anluwage
English: Carpenter
Definition: A worker who builds or repairs wooden structures or their structural parts.
Use in a sentence: Ang tatay ng aking kaibigan ay isang anluwage.
Awanggan
English: Infinity
Definition: Unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity.
Use in a sentence: Hindi magbabago at awanggan ang pagmamahal ko sa’yo.
Pahimakas
English Word: Last Farewell
Meaning: Used to express good wishes on parting.
Sentence: Sila Adrian at Mitch ay naghanda ng kaunting salu-salo para sa pahimakas ng kanilang kaibigan.
Payneta
English Word: Comb
Meaning: A strip of plastic, metal, or wood with a row of narrow teeth, used for untangling or arranging the hair
Sentence: Ang payneta ni Anna ay bago.
Alimusom
English Word: Scent
Meaning: A distinctive smell especially one that is pleasant.
Sentence: Tila dumikit sa aking damit ang kanyang alimuson.
Pang-ulong hatinig
English Word: Earphones
Meaning: A device that holds an earphone and a microphone in place on a person’s head.
Sentence: Gumamit ka ng pang-ulong hatinig ng mas
marinig mong mabuti.
Gat
English Word: Sir
Meaning: formal or polite termof address for a man
Sentence: Nagbigay ng pasulit si gat Gil kanina.
Sambat
English Word: Fork
Meaning: An implement with two or more prongs used for lifting food to the mouth or holding it when cutting.
Sentence: Si Mike ay hindi sanay kumain ng walang sambat.
Kabtol
English word: Switch
Meaning: change the position, direction, or focus of.
Sentence: Pinagkabtol niya ang kanyang marka upang mastumaas siya kay Anna.
Antipara
English word: Eyeglasses
Meaning: are devices consisting of glass or hard plastic lenses mounted in a frame that holds them in front of a person’s eyes.
Sentence: Binilhan ko si David ng antipara upang makatulong sa kanyang pagaaral.
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