root word: lumbáy
TAGALOG-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
SIPHAYO
KAMIAS
Spelling variations: camias, kalamyas
kam·yás
fruit of the tree Averrhoa bilimbi
Kamias grows in clusters on trees. It’s been called “tree cucumber” in English.
The fruit is used as a souring agent in the Filipino dishes paksiw and sinigang.
Kamias is also dried and candied.
pinatuyong kamias
dried camias
minatamis na kamias
“sweetened” camias
= camias candy
Recently, kamias has even served as a juice flavor.
SALAKAB
sa·la·káb
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LETSE
This word is from the Spanish leche (meaning: milk).
Letse!
Dammit.
It is an old-fashioned exclamation of annoyance, displeasure or anger. Often shortened to tse / che.
letse plan / letseplan
leche flan
DELATA
This is from the Spanish phrase de lata. Continue reading “DELATA”
PAMPANGO
“Pampango” refers to the people who live in the province of Pampanga. They also speak the Pampango language, which is widely known as Kapampangan. Continue reading “PAMPANGO”
ANGAT
alsado, nakaalsa; kawang, awang
angat
somewhat higher
somewhat higher
angat
slightly raised