aratiles
aratíles with stress marks
small wild fruit
Usage Note
Aratiles (Muntingia calabura) is a small, sweet red or yellow fruit that grows on roadside trees common throughout the Philippines. It is a beloved childhood snack eaten straight from the tree, especially in rural and suburban areas. Though rarely sold commercially, it evokes strong nostalgia for many Filipinos who ate it as children.
Examples
" Matamis ang aratiles na ito. "
Natural Translation
This aratiles is sweet.
Literal Translation
Sweet the aratiles this.
" Pitas tayo ng aratiles. "
Natural Translation
Let's pick some aratiles.
Literal Translation
Pick we of aratiles.
" Tuwing bakasyon noong bata pa kami, umaakyat kami sa puno ng aratiles para mamitas ng pulang-pulang prutas. "
Natural Translation
Every vacation when we were still kids, we climbed the aratiles tree to pick the bright red fruit.
Literal Translation
Every vacation when child still we, climbing we in tree of aratiles for picking of very-red fruit.
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