From root: almusal
Usage Note
Pang-almusal uses the pang- purpose prefix on almusal to describe food, money, or items intended for the morning meal. It is a standard household term for breakfast provisions and is commonly used when planning or allocating the morning's food, such as noting that pandesal or sinangag is the day's breakfast staple.
Examples
" Pandesal ang pang-almusal natin. "
Natural Translation
Pandesal is our breakfast.
Literal Translation
Pandesal the for-breakfast ours.
" Ano ang pang-almusal natin? "
Natural Translation
What is our breakfast?
Literal Translation
What the for-breakfast ours?
" Bumili ako ng itlog at tinapay kaninang umaga para may pang-almusal tayo bukas bago pumasok ang mga bata. "
Natural Translation
I bought eggs and bread this morning so we'd have breakfast tomorrow before the kids go to school.
Literal Translation
Bought I of egg and bread earlier morning so have for-breakfast we tomorrow before enter the children.
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