EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to butter; to put butter on...
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FIL: Lagyan ng mantikilya ang isang bagay, karaniwan ay pagkain tulad ng tinapay o mais.
EN: to butter; to put butter on
The action of slathering that golden goodness onto something. It's what you do to hot pandesal, grilled corn on the cob, or a boring piece of toast to make it 100x better. 'Mantikilyahan mo nang husto!' is a command for maximum flavor.
From 'mantikilya' + '-han' suffix.
ROOT MEANING: butter
The '-han' suffix indicates applying something onto a surface.
🇵🇭 Mantikilyahan mo ang mainit na mais habang bagong luto.
🇺🇸 Put butter on the hot corn while it's newly cooked.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong kalimutang mantikilyahan ang bawat piraso ng tinapay.
🇺🇸 Don't forget to butter every piece of bread.
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