EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
sliced, shredded, julienned...
on the way; going to...
praise, compliment, accolade...
Pang-uri
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/gi-NA-yat/
FIL: Isang bagay, karaniwang pagkain, na hiniwa nang manipis o maliliit na piraso.
EN: sliced, shredded, julienned
This is what your nanay does to vegetables with expert-level speed. That perfectly shredded papaya for tinola, the thinly sliced onions that make you cry, the julienned carrots for lumpia. If it's been chopped up into bits, it's been ginayat.
ROOT MEANING: slice
Past tense of the verb 'gayatin' (to slice thinly). Often used as an adjective to describe the state of the ingredient.
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🇵🇭 Naglagay siya ng ginayat na repolyo sa pansit.
🇺🇸 She added shredded cabbage to the noodles.
🇵🇭 Ginayat niya ang manggang hilaw para isawsaw sa bagoong.
🇺🇸 She sliced the unripe mango to dip in shrimp paste.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.