EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
dipping sauce...
to slice for someone...
to have something demolished...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/saw-SA-wan/
FIL: Isang uri ng sarsa, timpla, o anumang likido kung saan isinasawsaw ang pagkain upang magdagdag ng lasa.
EN: dipping sauce
The soul of Filipino food! We're a nation that believes everything can be improved with a good 'sawsawan'. Toyo-mansi-sili for grilled liempo, vinegar for chicharon, bagoong for green mangoes... the list is sacred and endless. A meal isn't complete without the 'sawsawan' station.
From 'sawsaw' (to dip) + '-an' (place/object for).
ROOT MEANING: to dip; to meddle
A crucial element of Filipino cuisine. Can refer to the sauce itself or the small dish it is placed in.
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🇵🇭 Pakikuha ng toyo at kalamansi para sa sawsawan ng isda.
🇺🇸 Please get the soy sauce and calamansi for the fish's dipping sauce.
🇵🇭 Bawat rehiyon sa Pilipinas ay may kani-kaniyang paboritong sawsawan.
🇺🇸 Every region in the Philippines has its own favorite dipping sauce.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.