From root: anghang
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inianghang
i-ni-ang-HANG
added as spice
Present (Incomplete)
iniaanghang
i-ni-a-ang-HANG
adding as spice
Future (Contemplated)
iaanghang
i-a-ang-HANG
will add as spice
Usage Note
Ianghang is used when designating a specific ingredient, such as a chili pepper, to be the source of spiciness for a dish. It is a less frequent term than 'paanghangin,' which focuses more on the act of making the food spicy in general.
Examples
" Ianghang mo ang sili. "
Natural Translation
Add the chili as spice.
Literal Translation
Add-as-spice you the chili.
" Kailangan mong ianghang ang sawsawan. "
Natural Translation
You need to add spice to the sauce.
Literal Translation
Need you add-spice the sauce.
" Kung mahilig kayo sa maanghang, ianghang ninyo ang siling labuyo na inani namin sa hardin. "
Natural Translation
If you all like it spicy, add the bird's-eye chili we harvested from the garden as the spice.
Literal Translation
If fond you-all in spicy, add-as-spice you-all the bird's-eye-chili that harvested we in garden.
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