From root: bawang
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
binawangan
bi-na-wa-NGAN
added garlic to something
Present (Incomplete)
binabawangan
bi-na-ba-wa-NGAN
adding garlic to something
Future (Contemplated)
babawangan
ba-ba-wa-NGAN
will add garlic to something
Usage Note
Bawangan is used when instructing someone to add garlic to a dish, either as a primary ingredient during cooking or as a garnish for popular meals like fried rice or porridge.
Examples
" Bawangan mo ang kanin. "
Natural Translation
Add garlic to the rice.
Literal Translation
Add-garlic you the rice.
" Gusto kong bawangan ang sinangag. "
Natural Translation
I want to add garlic to the fried rice.
Literal Translation
Want I add-garlic the fried rice.
" Sinabi ng tagaluto na bawangan namin ang sabaw upang lumalim at gumanda ang lasa ng putahe. "
Natural Translation
The cook told us to add garlic to the broth so the flavor of the dish would deepen and improve.
Literal Translation
Said of the cook that add-garlic we the broth in-order deepen and improve the flavor of dish.
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