taong grasa

Tagalog

Etymology

From a phrase "tao na [may] grasa [sa katawan]".

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ong‧gra‧sa
  • IPA(key): /taoŋˈɡɾasa/, [tɐoŋˈɡɾɐsɐ]

Noun

taong grasa

  1. (figuratively) a poor person. From a belief that poor people are not often able to take a bath, so the sebum (body oil) accumulates on their bodies.

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