banlaw
bánlaw with stress marks
rinse
Usage Note
Banlaw means to rinse something with water — dishes, laundry, hair, or vegetables — and is a core word in household activity vocabulary. The verb form is magbanlaw or banlawan. It is distinguished from hugasan (to wash with soap) by the absence of detergent; banlaw is specifically the clean-water rinse that follows washing.
Examples
" Banlawan mo ang plato. "
Natural Translation
Rinse the plate.
Literal Translation
Rinse you the plate.
" Kailangan ng pangalawang banlaw. "
Natural Translation
A second rinse is needed.
Literal Translation
Need of second rinse.
" Pagkatapos mong sabunin ang mga gulay, banlawan mo ito ng malinis na tubig bago ilagay sa kaldero. "
Natural Translation
After you soap the vegetables, rinse them with clean water before putting them in the pot.
Literal Translation
After you soaping the vegetables, rinse you these of clean that water before to-put in pot.
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