From root: tapon
Usage Note
Tapunán refers to a designated place or container where garbage is thrown away.
Examples
" Itapon mo iyan sa tapunan. "
Natural Translation
Throw that in the trash can.
Literal Translation
Throw you that in trash-can.
" Nasaan ang tapunan ng basura? "
Natural Translation
Where is the trash can?
Literal Translation
Where the dumping-site of trash?
" Naglagay ang barangay ng malaking tapunan sa kanto para hindi na magkalat ng basura ang mga residente. "
Natural Translation
The barangay put a large dumping site at the corner so the residents would stop scattering their garbage around.
Literal Translation
Placed the barangay of big dumping-site at corner so-that no-longer scatter of trash the plural residents.
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