EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
pullet, young hen...
fat; plump; stout...
fat; grease; lard...
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FIL: Isang batang inahing manok na hindi pa nagsisimulang mangitlog o kalalagpas pa lamang sa pagiging sisiw.
EN: pullet, young hen
Basically, a teenage chicken. Not a baby chick ('sisiw'), not yet a full-blown egg-laying momma hen ('inahing manok'). She's in that awkward phase, finding her place in the coop. In human terms, she's the 'dalagita' of the poultry world. A 'dumalagang manok' is often cooked as tinola because its meat is tender.
From 'dalaga' (unmarried young woman), applied to a young hen. The form is a fossilized verb form now used as a noun.
ROOT MEANING: young unmarried woman, maiden
'Dumalaga' by itself refers to a pullet. It is almost always seen with 'manok' as in 'dumalagang manok' to be clear.
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🇵🇭 Mas masarap daw ang tinola kapag dumalagang manok ang ginamit.
🇺🇸 They say tinola is more delicious when a young hen is used.
🇵🇭 Naghahanap si Mang Tonyo ng dumalaga para sa kanyang manukan.
🇺🇸 Mang Tonyo is looking for a pullet for his poultry farm.
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