EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
basil...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
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/BA-sil/
FIL: Isang uri ng mabangong halamang-gamot (herb) na may siyentipikong pangalan na Ocimum basilicum, karaniwang ginagamit bilang pampalasa sa pagluluto, lalo na sa lutuing Italyano.
EN: basil
That leafy green thing you put on pizza or pasta to make it feel fancy. It's the herb that makes pesto sauce green and delicious. In the Philippines, it's sometimes confused with balanoy or sulasí (holy basil), which is its local cousin.
From English 'basil', from Latin 'basilicum'.
The English pronunciation /BEY-sil/ is also common. It is related to, but distinct from, the local 'sulasí' or 'balanoy' (holy basil).
🇵🇭 Naglagay ako ng sariwang basil sa aking spaghetti.
🇺🇸 I put fresh basil on my spaghetti.
🇵🇭 Ang amoy ng basil ay nagpapaalala sa akin ng lutong Italyano.
🇺🇸 The smell of basil reminds me of Italian cooking.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.