From root: ahas
Usage Note
Mang-aahas is a derogatory term for someone who enters a relationship with a person already committed to another. It is a common trope in Filipino dramas and gossip.
Examples
" Mang-aahas daw siya. "
Natural Translation
They say she's a homewrecker.
Literal Translation
Homewrecker reportedly she.
" Sinira niya ang pamilya dahil siya ay isang mang-aahas. "
Natural Translation
She destroyed the family because she is a homewrecker.
Literal Translation
Destroyed he/she the family because he/she is a homewrecker.
" Bago mo siya husgahan bilang mang-aahas, dapat mong malaman na hindi laging isang tao lamang ang may kasalanan sa pagkasira ng pamilya. "
Natural Translation
Before you judge her as a homewrecker, you should know that it isn't always just one person who is to blame for a family breaking apart.
Literal Translation
Before you her judge as homewrecker, should you know that not always one person only the has fault in the breaking of family.
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