EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to cook with annatto; to color with chalk...
herd of horses, stable, stud farm...
clam, seashell...
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FIL: Lagyan ng tisa o atsuwete ang niluluto upang magkakulay at lumasa; o markahan gamit ang yeso (tisa).
EN: to cook with annatto; to color with chalk
This has two old-school meanings. First, it's what your lola does to make the kare-kare or palabok look vibrantly orange using atsuwete seeds (annatto). Second, it's what your teacher did on the blackboard back in the day, marking things with chalk ('tisa' can also mean chalk). It's all about adding color, whether to food or to a lesson.
From Spanish 'tiza' (chalk). The cooking sense is related to 'atsuete'.
ROOT MEANING: chalk
The meaning depends on context. 'Tisa' can mean annatto/atsuete in cooking or chalk in writing/drawing.
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🇵🇭 Kailangan mong magtisa ng manok para sa afritada para maging mas maganda ang kulay.
🇺🇸 You need to color the chicken with annatto for the afritada to have a better color.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang magtisa sa pader, sa pisara ka magsulat.
🇺🇸 Don't mark with chalk on the wall, write on the blackboard.
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