Basura
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BASÚRA • (buh-SOO-ruh
garbage, trash
Tagálog (Filipino): basúra
Etymology
From Spanish basura (“trash, garbage”)
Derived Word
MÁGBABASÚRA / MÁMASÚRA
garbage collector, garbage man
Tagálog (Filipino): magbabasúra, basuréro
BASURÉRU • (buh-soo-REH-roo)
garbage collector, garbage man
Tagálog (Filipino): basuréro, magbabasúra
Verb Conjugation
mamasúra, mámasúra, mémasúra – to collect garbage (Actor Focus)
ibasúra, babasúra, bésúra – to junk, dump, discard, dismiss something (Object Focus)
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