Usage Note
Bulbol is the plain Tagalog term for pubic hair. While anatomically straightforward, it is considered crude or vulgar in formal contexts and is mainly used in casual, blunt speech among adults. It sometimes appears in comedic contexts in popular media but would be out of place in polite or mixed company.
Examples
" May bulbol na siya. "
Natural Translation
He/She already has pubic hair.
Literal Translation
Has pubic-hair already he/she.
" May bulbol na ang batang lalaki. "
Natural Translation
The boy already has pubic hair.
Literal Translation
There-is pubic-hair already the child-that male.
" Ipinaliwanag ng guro na natural lamang na tumubo ang bulbol sa panahon ng pagdadalaga at pagbibinata. "
Natural Translation
The teacher explained that it is only natural for pubic hair to grow during puberty.
Literal Translation
Explained by-the teacher that natural only that grows the pubic-hair in time of becoming-woman and becoming-man.
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