WORDS UNHEARD

Here are the 10 uncommon filipino words 

1. Alingasngas - a faint smell of something burning
    - Example: "I smell alingasngas coming from the kitchen."
2. Balintawak - a type of traditional Filipino dress
    - Example: "She wore a beautiful balintawak to the festival."
3. Dapithapon - twilight, dusk
    - Example: "We arrived at the beach during dapithapon."
4. Gimik - a get-together or a party
    - Example: "We're having a gimik tonight with friends."
5. Haplos  - a gentle touch or caress
    - Example: "The mother's haplos calmed the crying baby."
6. Kulambing - playful or mischievous
    - Example: "The kulambing kid hid my phone."
7. Malikmata  - a mirage or illusion
    - Example: "In the desert, I saw a malikmata of an oasis."
8. Paham  - wise or knowledgeable
    - Example: "The paham elder shared stories of tradition."
9. Salingkit  - narrow or cramped
    - Example: "The salingkit alley was hard to navigate."
10. Tigatig - a shiver or tremble
    - Example: "I felt a tigatig down my spine when I heard the loud noise.

                        

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