tulo
tuló with stress marks
drip; leak; gonorrhea (slang)
Usage Note
Tulo in its primary sense describes liquid dripping or leaking, as in a leaky roof or dripping faucet. The slang usage for gonorrhea is widespread in informal speech and derives directly from the symptom; context almost always disambiguates the two meanings.
Examples
" May tulo ang gripo. "
Natural Translation
The faucet has a leak.
Literal Translation
Has drip the faucet.
" May tulo ang bubong ng bahay. "
Natural Translation
The roof of the house has a leak.
Literal Translation
Has leak the roof of house.
" Tuwing umuulan nang malakas, may tulo ang kisame namin, kaya naglalagay kami ng timba sa ilalim para masalo ang tubig. "
Natural Translation
Whenever it rains hard, our ceiling has a leak, so we put a bucket underneath to catch the water.
Literal Translation
Every rains hard, has drip the ceiling our, so put we of bucket at underneath to catch the water.
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