hinguto
hingutô with stress marks
the act of removing lice from the hair, lice removal
Usage Note
Hinguto is the act of manually picking lice or nits from someone's hair — a practice deeply embedded in Filipino family and community life. It is an act of care and intimacy, often shared between mothers and children or between friends. The scene of two people sitting together for hinguto is a common cultural image.
Examples
" Ginagawa nila ang hinguto sa labas. "
Natural Translation
They do the lice removal outside.
Literal Translation
Doing they the lice-removal outside.
" Ang hinguto ay para sa buhok. "
Natural Translation
The removal of lice is for the hair.
Literal Translation
The remove-lice is for to-the hair.
" Tuwing hapon, magkatabing nakaupo ang magkapatid habang nag-uusap sa gitna ng tahimik na hinguto. "
Natural Translation
Every afternoon, the siblings sit side by side, chatting in the midst of quiet lice-picking.
Literal Translation
Every afternoon, side-by-side-LINK seated the siblings while conversing in middle of quiet-LINK lice-removal.
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