broom: walis
walisin
to sweep
Walisin mo ang sahig.
Sweep the floor.
Winalis ko na ang sahig.
I’ve swept the floor.
magwalis
to sweep
Nagwalis ako ng bahay kahapon.
I swept the house yesterday.
walis-walisan
broom weed
walis at daspan
broom and “dustpan”
walis-tingting
broom made from the midribs of palm leaves;
usually used outdoors
walis-tambo
soft broom, usually made of tiger grass;
usually used indoors
Buy a Philippine-made walis tambo (whisk broom) online.
You can also buy a walis tingting on Amazon.
* Filipinos will often jokingly transliterated the English word “broom” into Tagalog as brum.
