sambakol ang mukha

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “the face is a basket”, referring to the concave or upward curve of the base of a bakol, a type of basket with round opening at top and four corners, which resembles a pouting or sad face.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /samˌbakol ʔaŋ mukˈhaʔ/ [sɐmˌbaː.xol ʔɐŋ mʊkˈhaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: sam‧ba‧kol ang muk‧ha

Adjective

sambakol ang mukhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜊᜃᜓᜎ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ) (idiomatic)

1. frowning; pouting; sulking

   Synonyms: nakasimangot, nakabusangot

   Sambakol na naman ang mukha mo.

   You're frowning again.

   (literally, “Your face is a basket again.”)

Derived terms

• nakasambakol ang mukha
• sumambakol ang mukha

See also

• simangot

Further reading

• “bakol”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024