EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to fry...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/mag-PRI-to/
FIL: Ang pagluluto ng pagkain sa mainit na mantika o langis.
EN: to fry
The default cooking method for 80% of Filipino breakfasts. Tapa, tocino, longganisa, itlog, hotdog, dried fish—if you can 'magprito' it, it's probably on the breakfast menu. The sound and smell of someone frying is the Filipino's natural alarm clock.
From Spanish 'frito' (fried).
ROOT MEANING: fried
'Prito' is the adjective (fried), 'magprito' is the verb (to fry).
🇵🇭 Magprito ka na ng itlog para sa almusal.
🇺🇸 Fry some eggs for breakfast.
🇵🇭 Sino ang nagprito ng isda? Ang bango!
🇺🇸 Who fried the fish? It smells great!
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