asarol
asaról with stress marks
large hoe
Usage Note
Asarol is a large flat-bladed hoe used for digging, weeding, and turning soil in Philippine farming. It is a fundamental tool of subsistence and commercial agriculture, alongside the araro (plow) and the kalaykay (rake). The word is familiar to rural Filipinos but less known among urban dwellers.
Examples
" Gamitin mo ang asarol. "
Natural Translation
Use the hoe.
Literal Translation
Use you the hoe.
" Kinuha ng magsasaka ang asarol at sinimulan ang paghukay. "
Natural Translation
The farmer took the hoe and began digging.
Literal Translation
Took the farmer the hoe and started the digging.
" Bago pa man sumikat ang araw, dala na ng matandang magsasaka ang kanyang asarol papunta sa bukid. "
Natural Translation
Even before the sun rose, the old farmer was already carrying his hoe on the way to the field.
Literal Translation
Before even rise the sun, carried already by-the old farmer the his hoe going to-the field.
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