10 Uncommon Filipino Words

In our everyday lives as Filipinos we use a lot of tagalong words but there comes a time where a word is said within a conversation that we just couldn’t understand even if it’s within our own language. Here are some examples of some uncommonly used Filipino words.

Filipino Word: Batlag

Meaning: Car

Sentence: Sa aking paglaki ay bibili ako ng maraming batlag.

 

Filipino Word: Di-mataga

Meaning: Handsome Man

Sentence: Ako ay di-matagang nilalang.

 

 

Filipino Word: Alimusom

Meaning: Scent

Sentence: And alimusom ng aking tropa ay parang babae.

Filipino Word: Panghiso

Meaning: Toothbrush

Sentence: Kailangan ng panghiso ng aking kapatid.

 

 

Filipino Word: Kalantare

Meaning: Flirting

Sentence: Sana all kalantare.

Filipino Word:  Duyog

Meaning: Eclipse

Sentence: Ang crush ko ay nagkakalantare sa ilalim ng duyog.

Filipino Word: Panginain

Meaning: Browser

Sentence: Ang bagal ng panginain namin.

 

Filipino Word: Payneta

Meaning: Comb

Sentence: Kailangan ko ng panyeta dahil sa haba ng hair ko.

 

Filipino Word: Butsaka

Meaning: Pocket

Sentence: Wala ng laman ang aking butsaka.

 

Filipino Word: Sambat

Meaning: Fork

Sentence: Ang paborito kong gamit sa kusina ay ang sambat.

So hopefully with this new found vocabulary of yours, may you flirt with your crush under the duyog and gain a fun topic and be a little more interesting for in life that's what's it all about.