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    Kurukuro (en. Smudge)

    ku-ru-ku-ro

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishTagalog
    noun
    A small black mark or stain on an object.
    There are smudges on my white t-shirt.
    May mga kurukuro sa aking puting t-shirt.
    The process of creating black marks by touching a black object.
    The children smudged their papers using charcoal.
    Ang mga bata ay nagkurukuro sa kanilang mga papel gamit ang uling.

    Etymology

    From the Japanese word 'kurukuro' meaning 'small coal' or 'black things'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    filled with smudges
    Full of small black marks or stains.
    napuno ng kurukuro

    Related Words

    stain
    A common term for marks or smudges that can be obtained from liquids or solid objects.
    mantsa

    Slang Meanings

    liar
    That person you know, they're just a kurukuro, you shouldn't trust them.
    Yung kilala mo na yun, kurukuro lang yan, hindi mo siya dapat pagkatiwalaan.
    fake news
    Don't believe the kurukuro you read on social media.
    Huwag kang maniwala sa mga kurukuro na nababasa mo sa social media.
    gossip
    He/she is always sharing kurukuro in the neighborhood.
    Lagi na lang siya nakikipag-kwentuhan ng mga kurukuro sa barangay.