Usage Note
Ayuno comes from Spanish and refers to religious fasting, especially during Holy Week and Lent when many devout Filipino Catholics observe periods of fasting and abstinence. The term is also used in general health contexts for intermittent fasting.
Examples
" Nag-aayuno ako ngayon. "
Natural Translation
I am fasting today.
Literal Translation
Fasting I now.
" Mahirap ang ayuno para sa akin. "
Natural Translation
Fasting is hard for me.
Literal Translation
Hard the fast for to me.
" Tuwing Biyernes Santo, ginagawa ng aming pamilya ang ayuno bilang bahagi ng aming pananampalataya. "
Natural Translation
Every Good Friday, our family observes the fast as part of our faith.
Literal Translation
Every Friday Holy, does of-the our family the fast as part of our faith.
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