EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
dessert; sweetened food; preserve...
to pull out; to draw out...
deep emotional sentiment...
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/mi-na-ta-MIS/
FIL: Anumang pagkain, karaniwang prutas, na iniluto at inimbak sa arnibal o asukal upang tumagal at maging panghimagas.
EN: dessert; sweetened food; preserve
Basically, anything that's been given the sugar treatment. Think minatamis na saging, macapuno, or your titas talking about their love lives—sweet, sometimes preserved for too long, and definitely a dessert. It's the 'after-ulam' course.
From 'tamis' (sweetness). The 'mi-' prefix and '-an' suffix transforms the root into a noun meaning 'something that has been made sweet'.
ROOT MEANING: sweetness
Often refers to fruits preserved in syrup, like 'minatamis na saging' (sweetened bananas) or 'minatamis na bao' (sweetened coconut). Can be used generally for any dessert.
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🇵🇭 Para sa panghimagas, mayroon kaming minatamis na saging.
🇺🇸 For dessert, we have sweetened bananas.
🇵🇭 Gusto kong bumili ng isang garapong minatamis na macapuno.
🇺🇸 I want to buy a jar of macapuno preserve.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.