EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to slice thinly...
mossy...
to become paralyzed; to be crippled...
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FIL: Ang tiyak na kilos ng paghiwa sa isang bagay upang makabuo ng maninipis na piraso o gayat.
EN: to slice thinly
The command form of 'gayat'. 'Hoy, bunso, gayatin mo na 'yung bawang at sibuyas!' (Hey, youngest, slice the garlic and onions now!). This is your official task when you're assigned kitchen duty. It's a specific instruction: not chopped (tadtad), not diced, but *sliced thinly*.
From 'gayat' (slice) + '-in' suffix, creating a transitive verb.
ROOT MEANING: slice
A transitive verb requiring a direct object. Specific to slicing.
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🇵🇭 Pakisuyo, gayatin mo ang manok para sa chicken sandwich.
🇺🇸 Please slice the chicken for the chicken sandwich.
🇵🇭 Kailangan mong gayatin nang pahilis ang carrots para magandang tingnan.
🇺🇸 You need to slice the carrots diagonally so they look good.
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