halabusin
halabusín with stress marks
to scald [it] in salted water
From root: halabos
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinalabos
hi-na-LA-bos
cooked halabos-style
Present (Incomplete)
hinahalabos
hi-na-ha-LA-bos
is being cooked halabos-style
Future (Contemplated)
hahalabusin
ha-ha-la-bu-SIN
will be cooked halabos-style
Usage Note
Halabusin is the object-focus infinitive of halabos, a distinctly Filipino cooking technique where seafood — typically shrimp or shellfish — is cooked briefly in salted water or its own liquid with minimal seasoning. The o-to-u vowel mutation applies before -in, and halabos as a dish name is widely recognized across the archipelago.
Examples
" Halabusin mo ang hipon. "
Natural Translation
Scald the shrimp in salted water.
Literal Translation
Scald in salted water you the shrimp.
" Mas masarap na halabusin ang mga hipon para sa hapunan. "
Natural Translation
It is more delicious to scald the shrimps in salted water for dinner.
Literal Translation
More delicious to scald in salted water the shrimp for dinner.
" Kapag sariwa ang isda mula sa palengke, mas mabuting halabusin ito kaysa ipirito upang manatili ang likas na tamis nito. "
Natural Translation
When the fish from the market is fresh, it is better to scald it in salted water than to fry it so that its natural sweetness remains.
Literal Translation
When fresh the fish from market, more good to scald it than to fry so to remain the natural sweetness of it.
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