balok
balók with stress marks
inner skin of fruits; cuticle
Usage Note
Balok refers to the thin inner membrane or skin found between layers of certain fruits — such as the white pith inside a citrus peel — and by extension to the cuticle surrounding fingernails and toenails. It is commonly used in everyday conversation about cooking and personal grooming.
Examples
" Alisin mo ang balok ng kuko. "
Natural Translation
Remove the cuticle of the nail.
Literal Translation
Remove you the cuticle of-the nail.
" Alisin mo ang balok ng dalandan bago kainin. "
Natural Translation
Remove the inner skin of the orange before eating it.
Literal Translation
Remove you the inner-skin of-the orange before eat.
" Bago mo kainin ang dalandan, tanggalin mo muna ang manipis na balok na nakadikit sa laman upang hindi mapait ang lasa. "
Natural Translation
Before you eat the orange, first remove the thin inner skin stuck to the flesh so the taste won't be bitter.
Literal Translation
Before you eat the orange, remove you first the thin that inner-skin that stuck in flesh so-that not bitter the taste.
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