kabuyaw
kabúyaw with stress marks
kaffir lime
Usage Note
Kabuyaw is the Philippine kaffir lime, a citrus fruit whose rind and leaves are prized as aromatics in Filipino cooking and traditional medicine. The leaves are added to soups and stews, and the zest is used in herbal preparations. It is related to but distinct from the more common dayap (key lime).
Examples
" Mabango ang dahon ng kabuyaw. "
Natural Translation
Kaffir lime leaves smell fragrant.
Literal Translation
Fragrant the leaf of kaffir-lime.
" Nagdagdag siya ng dahon ng kabuyaw sa sabaw. "
Natural Translation
He/She added kaffir lime leaves to the broth.
Literal Translation
Added he/she of leaf of kaffir-lime in-the broth.
" Tuwing nagluluto ng sinigang ang aking lola, naglalagay siya ng ilang dahon ng kabuyaw para mas mabango at masarap ang sabaw. "
Natural Translation
Whenever my grandmother cooks sinigang, she adds a few kaffir lime leaves so the broth is more fragrant and tasty.
Literal Translation
Whenever cooks of sinigang my grandmother, puts she of some leaf of kaffir-lime so more fragrant and tasty the broth.
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