What are the English terms for “singaw” and “kalabit”?
What are the English terms for the Filipino words "singaw" and "kalabit"? Additionally, could you provide some context or examples of how these terms are used in everyday conversation?
11 Answers
i think lushbabe is right, peste is crazy did you see his answer it's all insult and it doesn't pertain to the question. all he wants is attention.
anyway,
l edit my answer because lushbabe has the rigt answer.
I don't think anybody has given the correct answer yet. Singaw isn't a chancre or sore, it's THRUSH. Singaw is a common lesion in the mouth that is caused by fungal infection, candida albicans. Chancre is usually a term for genital lesions caused by syphillis while sores are used to denote lesions of herpetic origin. Chancres and "sores" aren't common among Filipinos, except for prostitues I guess.
Kalabit is literally poking, using a finger or 2, but intentionally like patting, which uses 3 or more fingers. Usually done to get attention.
I've known singaw to be called as canker sore but I have never heard of kalabit..
oh by the way, I am here to edit my answer. I thought you were refering to kalabit as a disease.
Well, kalabit in English is to PROD. According to Encarta's dictionary, to PROD is to poke somebody or something with a finger, elbow, or a pointed object.
Singaw = canker or mouth sores
Kalabit = let me think of it. I'll come back later when I get it.
Feb 20, 2025
singaw - mouth sore
kalabit - tap on the shoulder (to get attention)
singaw - cold sore
kalabit - poke (not as in "eye poke" more like a pat to get attention)
Mabuhay! Singaw is a mouth sore & kalabit is tapping of one's shoulder to get that person's attention.
--- To uncivilized people who are answering inappropriate answers. Shame on you. ♥♥♥
singaw.. it can be "vapor" or "mouth sores".. its like a word with multiple meaning
kalabit.. it can be "tap"
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