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Language gap? Pinoy TikTok users’ mix-up over onion, sibuyas sparks literacy concern
April 6, 2026
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Comments by Filipino TikTok users, seemingly unaware that “onion” is the English term for “sibuyas,” have drawn concern among some social media users. An online user on X (formerly Twitter) noticed these comments, which appeared to show that some Filipinos did not recognize the English word for the vegetable. The speculation arose after reading the TikTok [] The post Language gap? Pinoy TikTok users’ mix-up over onion, sibuyas sparks literacy concern appeared first on Interaksyon.

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