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    Tangili (en. To detach)

    taŋ-gí-li

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishTagalog
    verb
    The act of removing or detaching one thing from another.
    It was ensured that the ingredients were well prepared before the detachment.
    Siniguradong naihanda nang mabuti ang mga sangkap bago ang tangili.
    The process of removing the skin or covering from a food item.
    Before cooking the fruit, you need to perform the peeling.
    Bago lutuin ang prutas, kailangan mo munang gawin ang tangili.
    To carry out an operation to remove a part of something.
    The doctor was called to perform the removal on the wound.
    Ipinatawag ang doktor upang gawin ang tangili sa sugat.

    Etymology

    Malay word for 'to peel' or 'to remove the outer layer'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to peel fruit
    the process of removing the skin of fruit
    magtangili ng prutas
    peeling ingredients
    the preparation of ingredients by removing their skin
    tangili ng mga sangkap

    Related Words

    skin
    The outer layer of a fruit or vegetable that is usually removed.
    balat
    removal
    The action of removing the skin or cover from other objects.
    buhos

    Slang Meanings

    poor thing
    Wow, you look so out of it!
    Grabe, tangili mo naman! Mukhang lutang na lutang ka.
    failure
    That exam was such a flop, it was so hard!
    Tangili ang exam na 'yon, sobrang hirap!
    annoying
    Man, I failed him again, so frustrating!
    Tangili, bumagsak na naman ako sa kanya, nakakainis!
    so dramatic
    Wow, you have so much drama in your life.
    Tangili, andami namang drama sa buhay mo.