tabang lamig (tabáng lamíg) Filipino/Tagalog term
tabáng lamíg
Syllables:
ta·báng la·míg
[ta-báng la-míg]
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adjective
Literal meaning: cool fat
Filipino meaning:
- mataba at malaki ang katawan pero hindi malusog
- malaki ang katawan pero mahina at madalas magkasakit
English meaning:
- fat and big body but unhealthy
- stout in body but unhealthy and gets sick very often
Example:
- Hinahangaan si Ramon sa aming lugar ngunit ang hindi alam ng karamihan ay tabáng lamíg lamang ang kanyang katawan.
English translation:
- Ramon is admired by everyone in our place, but what they don't know is he is stout in body but unhealthy and weak.