From root: buto
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagbuto
nag-bu-TO
removed seeds or bones
Present (Incomplete)
nagbubuto
nag-bu-bu-TO
removing seeds or bones
Future (Contemplated)
magbubuto
mag-bu-bu-TO
will remove seeds or bones
Usage Note
Magbuto is used when manually removing seeds from fruits or deboning meat and fish during food preparation. It is often heard in the kitchen or when preparing a meal for someone who prefers their food boneless.
Examples
" Magbuto ka muna ng isda. "
Natural Translation
Debone the fish first.
Literal Translation
Remove-bone you first of fish.
" Turuan mo ako magbuto ng mangga. "
Natural Translation
Teach me how to remove the seeds from the mango.
Literal Translation
Teach you me to remove seed of mango.
" Bago ihain ang ulam, nagbuto muna ang nanay ng manok upang hindi mabulunan ang maliliit na bata. "
Natural Translation
Before serving the dish, mother first deboned the chicken so that the small children would not choke.
Literal Translation
Before serve the dish, removed-bone first the mother of chicken in-order-to not choke the small plural child.
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