sapin ng baul (sapín ng baúl) Filipino/Tagalog term

sapín ng baúl  
Syllables:  sa·pín ng ba·úl
[sa-pín ng ba-úl]  ?
adjective
Word origin: Tagalog
Literal meaning: under layer of a trunk
Filipino meaning:
  1. pinakamagara at mahusay na damit
English meaning:
  1. the most elegant and best dress
Example:
  1. Saan ang punta mo at wari'y sapín ng baúl ang suot mo ngayon?
English translation:
  1. It seems that what you are wearing is your most elegant dress, where are you going?
Synonym(s):
English translation:
  1. dashing
  2. dressed to kill
Dictionary keywords:
sapín; baúl

Found 1 idiomatic expression with sapín ng baúl spelling:

1.
sapín ng baúl  
Syllables:  sa·pín ng ba·úl
[sa-pín ng ba-úl]  ?
Idiomatic Expression
adjective
Filipino meaning:
  1. kahuli-hulihang pera sa kamay
English meaning:
  1. last money on hand
Example:
  1. Sapín ng baúl ko pinambili ko ng ating merienda.
English translation:
  1. My last money on hand was used to buy our snack.
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