apulid
apúlid with stress marks
water chestnut
Usage Note
Apulid is the Philippine water chestnut, a wetland plant whose corms are eaten as a snack or used in cooking. It grows in shallow freshwater and was historically an important food source in rural communities. Less common in urban markets today, it is still found in provincial areas and traditional Filipino dishes.
Examples
" Masarap ang apulid sa lugaw. "
Natural Translation
Water chestnut is delicious in porridge.
Literal Translation
Delicious the water-chestnut in porridge.
" Namimili kami ng apulid sa palengke tuwing tag-ulan. "
Natural Translation
We buy water chestnuts at the market every rainy season.
Literal Translation
Buy we of water-chestnut at-the market every rainy-season.
" Sa probinsya, nangunguha pa rin ang ilang magsasaka ng apulid sa mga lawa tuwing dumarami ito sa tag-ulan. "
Natural Translation
In the province, some farmers still gather water chestnuts from the lakes whenever they become plentiful in the rainy season.
Literal Translation
In province, gather still also the some farmers of water-chestnut in the lakes every become-many this in rainy-season.
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