himagas
himágas with stress marks
dessert
Usage Note
Himagas is the Tagalog word for the sweet course served after a meal. Filipino himagas are rich and varied — halo-halo, leche flan, bibingka — and in formal or literary contexts this word is preferred over the English borrowing 'dessert', though both are used in everyday speech.
Examples
" Masarap ang himagas natin. "
Natural Translation
Our dessert is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the dessert our.
" Ang paborito naming himagas tuwing Pasko ay biko at puto. "
Natural Translation
Our favorite dessert every Christmas is biko and puto.
Literal Translation
The favorite our dessert every Christmas is biko and puto.
" Bago kami umuwi, naghain pa ang aming bisita ng matamis na himagas na gawa sa niyog at langka. "
Natural Translation
Before we went home, our guest still served a sweet dessert made from coconut and jackfruit.
Literal Translation
Before we go-home, served still the our guest of sweet [ligature] dessert that made from coconut and jackfruit.
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