bisyo
bísyo with stress marks
vice
Usage Note
Bisyo comes from Spanish vicio and refers to a bad habit or moral vice — smoking, gambling, drinking. It carries a moral judgment and is often used in family or community contexts to criticize someone's habits.
Examples
" Bisyo niya ang sigarilyo. "
Natural Translation
Cigarettes are his vice.
Literal Translation
Vice his the cigarette.
" Ang pagsusugal ang pinaka-mapanganib na bisyo. "
Natural Translation
Gambling is the most dangerous vice.
Literal Translation
The gambling the most-dangerous vice.
" Sinubukan niyang itigil ang kanyang bisyo sa pagsusugal matapos malugi ang buong ipon ng pamilya. "
Natural Translation
He tried to give up his gambling vice after losing the family's entire savings.
Literal Translation
Tried he stop the his vice in gambling after lost the whole savings of family.
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