lampaso
lampasó with stress marks
floor mop; coconut husk for scrubbing
Usage Note
Lampaso refers to the traditional coconut husk or modern mop used to clean floors, as well as the act of scrubbing itself. In Filipino homes, it often involves a specific technique of polishing wooden floors by scrubbing the husk back and forth with one foot.
Examples
" Maglampaso ka sa sahig. "
Natural Translation
Mop the floor.
Literal Translation
Mop you on floor.
" Gumamit kami ng lampaso sa sahig. "
Natural Translation
We used a mop on the floor.
Literal Translation
Used we of mop on floor.
" Tuwing Sabado, ginagamit ni Aling Rosa ang lumang lampaso upang kuskusin at pakintabin ang sahig na kahoy ng kanilang bahay. "
Natural Translation
Every Saturday, Aling Rosa uses the old coconut-husk scrubber to scrub and polish the wooden floor of their house.
Literal Translation
Every Saturday, used by Aling Rosa the old scrubber in-order-to scrub and polish the floor linker wood of their house.
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