pikit-mata (pikít-matá) Filipino/Tagalog term

pikít-matá  
Syllables:  pi·kít-ma·tá
[pi-kít-ma-tá]  ?
adjective
Literal meaning: close eyes
Filipino meaning:
  1. walang patumpik-tumpik
  2. buong lakas-loob
English meaning:
  1. unhesitatingly
  2. full courage
Example:
  1. Pikít-matá kong kinain ang mapait na ampalaya.
English translation:
  1. I unhesitatingly eat the bitter gourd.
Dictionary keywords:
pikít; matá