Tagalog Word of the Day: HUGAS

HUGAS

Description:
Hugas means "wash", to cleanse, using water or other liquid, usually with soap, detergent, or bleach, by immersing, dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing…  Usually you just use water (used as a verb).

Word Usage:   

Si Tolitz ay naghuhugas ng kamay bago kumain.
(Tolitz washes his hands before eating.)
or (Tolitz cleanses the appendages of his upper extremities prior to consuming bodily necessities.)
or even (Tolitz purifies his meathooks before he partakes in passionate gluttony.)

Sa loob ng banyo, hindi malaman ni Pedro kung ang kanyang kagagawan ay huhugasan o gagamitan na lamang ng tissue paper…
(Inside the restroom, Pedro couldn’t decide whether he should wash "it" or just use tissue paper.)
or (Within the foul sanctum, Pedro is tormented by internal conflict on whether to douse the mortal sin he has committed on the environment with sanctified tap water, or rely on the man-made machination known as tissue paper…)
or even (Pedro… here’s one word to help you decide: skidmarks.)

Ganadong hinugasan ni Manoy ang mga nilagang itlog sa lababo bago niya ito isinubo sa gutom niyang asawa na si Maria, na may sakit…
(Manoy enthusastically washed the hard-boiled eggs at the sink before he diligently fed it to his sick wife, Maria.)
or (Manoy washed his eggs with gusto before he asked his voracious but queasy wife to put it in her mouth….)
or even (Uh huh, that’s it honey, it’ll make you feel better, oh yeah…)