Taggutom (en. Hunger)

/ta.gu.tom/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
noun
The feeling of intense need for food.
The children suffer from hunger due to the lack of food supply.
Naghihirap ang mga bata sa taggutom dahil sa kakulangan ng suplay ng pagkain.
A condition where a person has been without food for a long time.
Many families are facing hunger due to the calamity.
Maraming pamilya ang nahaharap sa taggutom dahil sa kalamidad.
A real or intense need for food that can cause physical pain.
Hunger is not only an emotional experience, but a physical one as well.
Ang taggutom ay hindi lamang isang emosyonal na karanasan, kundi pisikal din.

Common Phrases and Expressions

the hunger rages
A severe level of hunger that causes extreme suffering.
nagliliyab ang taggutom

Related Words

need
The state of desire or necessity for a person for things, including food.
pangangailangan
nutrition
The process of obtaining and using food to sustain life.
nutrisyon

Slang Meanings

No food
I'm so hungry, I feel like I could eat my shoes!
Ang taggutom ko na, parang gusto ko nang kainin ang mga sapatos ko!
Can of sardines
When I'm really hungry, I forget my diet, I would even eat a can of sardines!
Pag taggutom na, nakakalimutan ko ang diet ko, kahit lata ng sardinas kakainin ko!
Super hungry
I only drank water because I'm really, really hungry!
Uminom lang ako ng tubig kasi taggutom na taggutom ako!
Dizzy from hunger
I feel like I'm dizzy from hunger, I don't even know what to do anymore.
Parang lutang na ako sa gutom, hindi ko na alam ang gagawin ko.