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FIL: Tumutukoy sa paraan ng pagluto, lalo na ng itlog, kung saan ito ay hindi lubos na luto at ang pula ay nananatiling malambot o bahagyang likido.
EN: soft-boiled; half-cooked (for eggs)
How do you like your eggs? If your answer is 'runny yolk, firm whites,' then you want it **malagata**. It's the perfect state for dipping your pandesal. It's the 'in-between' of cooking—not raw, not well-done. Parang 'almost lover' sa status ninyo, hindi pa fully cooked ang relationship.
Possible borrowing from Spanish 'mal asado' (badly roasted/cooked), adapted into Tagalog to mean half-cooked. The direct root in Tagalog is 'lagata'.
Primarily used for eggs. The Spanish-derived term 'malasado' is a common synonym.
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🇵🇭 Gusto ko ng itlog na malagata para sa almusal.
🇺🇸 I want a soft-boiled egg for breakfast.
🇵🇭 Mas masarap isawsaw ang pandesal sa itlog na malagata.
🇺🇸 It's more delicious to dip bread in a half-cooked egg.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.