Manggeta (en. Caretaker)

/maŋˈɡɛta/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

A person responsible for taking care of something or someone.

He became the caretaker of their home when his family left.

Siya ay naging manggeta ng kanilang tahanan nang umalis ang kanyang pamilya.

A person who cleans, cares for, or provides for the needs of others.

The caretaker of the hospital is always there for the patients.

Ang manggeta ng hospital ay laging nandiyan para sa mga pasyente.

A person who manages pets or animals in a particular place.

The zoo caretaker needed to take care of the animals for a week.

Kinailangan ng manggeta ng zoo na alagaan ang mga hayop sa loob ng isang linggo.

Nanggaling ang salitang 'manggeta' sa ugat na 'gita' na nangangahulugang kumilos o mangyari.

animal caretaker

A caretaker of animals.

manggeta ng hayop

home caretaker

A person who takes care of a home.

manggeta ng tahanan

care

Involves taking care of or loving someone or something.

alaga

guardian

A person responsible for the care of people, animals, or things.

tagapangalaga

sour taste in food, someone who loves sour or tangy flavors

Wow, you're such a manggeta for eating sinigang, you're always craving something sour!

Grabe, ang manggeta mo parin sa pagkain ng sinigang, lagi kang nag-iisip ng maasim!

a person who loves to socialize or talk about food, especially if it’s sour

You're really a manggeta, you always include everyone in your food trips!

Iba talaga yung pagiging manggeta mo, lahat sinasama mo sa food trip!

someone who makes sharp comments or jokes about food

Dude, your comment was so 'manggeta'! You called the sweet sinigang sour!

Dude, ang pang-manggeta ng komento mo! Napaka-tamis na sinigang ang niluto, tapos sinabi mo pang maasim!