habonera
habonéra with stress marks
soap dish
Usage Note
Habonera is from Spanish jabonera and refers to a soap dish — a common bathroom and kitchen item. The word is standard across generations and regions in the Philippines, though younger urban speakers sometimes use the English term instead.
Examples
" Wala nang sabon sa habonera. "
Natural Translation
There's no more soap in the soap dish.
Literal Translation
None already soap in-the soap-dish.
" Ilagay mo ang sabon sa habonera pagkatapos gamitin. "
Natural Translation
Put the soap in the soap dish after using it.
Literal Translation
Put you the soap in-the soap-dish after using.
" Natutunaw na ang sabon sa habonera dahil palaging basa ang banyo at walang nagpapatuyo nito. "
Natural Translation
The soap in the soap dish is melting because the bathroom is always wet and no one dries it.
Literal Translation
Melting already the soap in-the soap-dish because always wet the bathroom and none drying it.
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