paniningalang-pugad (paniningaláng-pugad) Filipino/Tagalog term
paniningaláng-pugad
Syllables:
pa·ni·ni·nga·láng-pu·gad
[pa-ni-ni-nga-láng-pu-gad]
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noun
Literal meaning: looking up the nest
Filipino meaning:
- yugto ng buhay pagbibinata ng isang batang lalaking nagsisimula nang manligaw
English meaning:
- a phase in adolescent life of a boy when he begins to court a girl of his age
Example:
- Laging wala sa bahay ang lalaking anak ni Berto kasi anak nya ay nasa panahon ng paniningaláng-pugad.
English translation:
- Berto's son is not always home because his son is in the stage when a boy begins to court a girl of his age.