alugbati
alugbáti with stress marks
red vine herb
Usage Note
Alugbati is a leafy vine (Basella rubra) commonly grown in Filipino backyards and used in dishes like sinigang and ginisa. Its thick, succulent leaves and slightly mucilaginous texture are characteristic, and it is valued both as a vegetable and as a folk remedy for skin conditions and digestion.
Examples
" Masarap ang alugbati sa sinigang. "
Natural Translation
Red vine herb is delicious in sinigang.
Literal Translation
Delicious the red-vine-herb in sinigang.
" Magtanim tayo ng alugbati. "
Natural Translation
Let's plant red vine herb.
Literal Translation
Plant we of red-vine-herb.
" Ang alugbati na itinanim namin sa bakuran ay mabilis na gumapang sa bakod at madalas naming ginagawang gulay sa hapunan. "
Natural Translation
The red vine herb we planted in the yard quickly crawled up the fence, and we often turn it into a vegetable dish for dinner.
Literal Translation
The red-vine-herb that planted our in-the yard quickly crawled to-the fence and often our made vegetable at dinner.
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