10 uncommonly Filipino words with their definition and example

1. Filipino Word: Sulatroniko

English translation: E-mail

Definition: A system for sending messages from one computer to another computer. : messages that are sent electronically from one computer to another.

Example: Ako’y nagpadala sa sulatroniko ng aking mensahe sa aking guro.

2.Filipino Word: Duyog


English translation: Eclipse

Definition: An occasion when the sun looks like it is completely or partially covered with a dark circle because the moon is between the sun and the Earth.

Example: Marami ang namamangha sa duyog.

3. Filipino Word: Labaha

English translation: Razor

Definition: a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair.

Example: Ginamit nya ang labaha upang mag ahit Ng kanyang balbas.

4. Filipino Word: Durungawan

English translation: Window

Definition: an opening especially in the wall of a building for admission of light and air that is usually closed by casements or sashes containing transparent material (such as glass) and capable of being opened and shut.

Sentence Example: Nakita ko sa aming Durungawan ang isang napaka gandang babae.

5. Filipino Word: Kansunsilyo

English translation: Boxer Shorts

Definition: men’s underwear shorts characterized by loose fit.

Sentence Example: Ginamit ko ang bagong biniling Kansunsilyo ng aking magulang

6. Filipino Word: Anluwage

English translation: Carpenter

Definition: a worker who builds or repairs wooden structures or their structural parts.

Sentence Example: Ihanap moko ng anluwageng kayang gumawa ng Lamesang pabilog para sa ating sala.

7. Filipino Word: Kalupi

English translation: Wallet

Definition: A container that resembles a money wallet.

Sentence Example: Nawala ng aking kaklase ang kanyang kalumpi noong isang araw.

8. Filipino Word: Sambat

English translation: Fork

Definition: A common tool used in eating that usually has three or four stiff metal points attached to a handle.

Sentence Example: Mas madaling kumain kung may hawak na Sambat.

9. Filipino Word: Pulot-Gata

English translation: Honeymoon

Definition: A trip or vacation taken by a newly married couple, A period of harmony immediately following marriage.

Sentence Example: Pagtapos nilang ikasal ay lumipad sila papuntang Paris para sa kanilang pulot-gata.

10. Filipino Word: Dupil

English translation: Amulet

Definition: It is an amulet, or anything that is believed to have the power to save the person who owns it from any harm. The more popular Tagalog words currently being used are anting-anting and agimat.

Sentence Example: Ginamit ni Juan ang dupil upang maligtas ang kaniyang Sarili sa kapahamakan.


That’s all, The 10 Uncommonly Used Filipino Words and We hope that you learn something and someday these word would be useful for us, Because we are all Filipinos that’s why we should never forget what our ancestors leaved to us.

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