sabunot
sabunót with stress marks
act of pulling the hair
Usage Note
Sabunot refers specifically to grabbing and pulling someone's hair in a fight or altercation. It is commonly used to describe brawls between women in Filipino popular culture and is a staple image in teleserye drama scenes.
Examples
" Huwag mong sabunutan ang kapatid mo. "
Natural Translation
Don't pull your sibling's hair.
Literal Translation
Don't you pull-hair the sibling your.
" Masakit ang sabunot niya sa akin. "
Natural Translation
His/Her hair pulling on me is painful.
Literal Translation
Painful the hair-pulling his/her to me.
" Nagkagulo ang buong palengke nang magsabunutan ang dalawang babae dahil sa hindi pagkakaunawaan. "
Natural Translation
The whole market was thrown into chaos when the two women pulled each other's hair because of a misunderstanding.
Literal Translation
Became-chaotic the whole market when pulled-each-others-hair the two women because of not understanding.
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