ligasgas
ligásgas with stress marks
rough skin surface
Usage Note
Ligasgas describes a rough, abraded, or chafed surface, most often applied to skin that has been scraped or worn rough by friction. It is commonly used when describing a child's scraped knee or the calloused hands of laborers, and has the tactile, sensory quality characteristic of native Tagalog vocabulary.
Examples
" May ligasgas ang tuhod ko. "
Natural Translation
My knee has rough, scraped skin.
Literal Translation
Has rough-skin the knee my.
" May ligasgas ang kamay niya. "
Natural Translation
His/Her hand has rough skin.
Literal Translation
Has rough skin the hand his/her.
" Pagkatapos maglaro ng buong araw sa lansangan, puno ng ligasgas ang mga tuhod at siko ng mga bata. "
Natural Translation
After playing in the street all day, the children's knees and elbows were full of scrapes.
Literal Translation
After playing of whole day at-the street, full of rough-skin the knees and elbows of-the children.
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