asupre
asúpre with stress marks
sulphur
Usage Note
Asupre comes from Spanish azufre and means sulphur. It is used in traditional Filipino folk medicine and agricultural contexts, and is associated with volcanic activity — the Philippines being part of the Pacific Ring of Fire — as well as with historical religious and ritual fumigation practices.
Examples
" May amoy asupre sa tubig. "
Natural Translation
The water has a sulphur smell.
Literal Translation
Has smell sulphur in-the water.
" Mabangong asupre ang lumalabas sa bulkan. "
Natural Translation
Fragrant sulphur comes out of the volcano.
Literal Translation
Fragrant sulphur the coming-out from-the volcano.
" Tuwing malapit kami sa bulkan, naaamoy namin ang asupre na nagpapaalala na buhay pa rin ang lupang iyon. "
Natural Translation
Whenever we are near the volcano, we smell the sulphur that reminds us that the land is still alive.
Literal Translation
Every-time near we in-the volcano, smell we the sulphur that reminds that alive still the land that.
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