tropiko
tropíko with stress marks
tropic
Usage Note
Tropiko comes from Spanish 'trópico' and appears in geography, weather, and environmental discussions about the Philippines as a tropical archipelago. It is also used colloquially to describe intense heat in everyday speech.
Examples
" Mainit dito sa tropiko. "
Natural Translation
It is hot here in the tropics.
Literal Translation
Hot here in tropic.
" Mainit sa mga bansang nasa tropiko. "
Natural Translation
It is hot in countries in the tropic.
Literal Translation
Hot in countries in tropic.
" Dahil nasa tropiko ang Pilipinas, umuulan nang malakas tuwing tag-ulan at sobrang init naman kapag tag-araw. "
Natural Translation
Because the Philippines is in the tropics, it rains heavily during the rainy season and is extremely hot during the dry season.
Literal Translation
Because in tropic the Philippines, raining strongly every rainy-season and very hot also when dry-season.
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