kulangot
/kuˈlaŋot/
The Filipino word for boogers is kulangot.
The term kulangot refers to dried nasal mucus that collects inside the nostrils.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /kuˈlaŋot/.
Did you know?
- In some Filipino households, children are playfully told that picking their kulangot will make their fingers grow or cause their noses to change shape.
- The act of picking kulangot is denoted by the verb kutkutin, which is the same word used for scraping seeds out of a fruit or cleaning out a small crevice.
- Filipinos may use kulangot as a vivid metaphor for a very small amount of money, describing a payment as being 'just a kulangot'.
Examples in context
- May kulangot siya sa ilong.He has a booger in his nose.
- Huwag mong hawakan ang kulangot.Don't touch the booger.
- Maraming kulangot ang bata.The child has a lot of boogers.
Example conversation
A mother is talking to her son during a car ride.
- AngelaJuan, may kulangot ka sa ilong.Juan, you have a booger in your nose.
- JuanNaku, nasaan po?Oh, where is it?
- AngelaDiyan lang sa kanan.Right there on the right.
- JuanLinisin ko na po.I will clean it now.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry kulangot, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
