kamatsile
kamatsíle with stress marks
Manila tamarind
Usage Note
Kamatsile refers to Pithecellobium dulce, also called Manila tamarind or madras thorn, a tree with sweet-sour edible pulp that children enjoy eating raw. The tree is drought-resistant and widely planted as a shade tree in Philippine towns, and its seeds and bark also have traditional medicinal uses.
Examples
" Masarap kumain ng kamatsile. "
Natural Translation
Manila tamarind is delicious to eat.
Literal Translation
Delicious to-eat of kamatsile.
" Bumibili kami ng kamatsile sa gilid ng kalsada tuwing tag-araw. "
Natural Translation
We buy Manila tamarind from the roadside every summer.
Literal Translation
Buy we kamatsile at-the side the road every summer.
" Tuwing maglalaro kami sa labas noong bata pa kami, namimitas kami ng kamatsile sa puno sa likod ng bahay. "
Natural Translation
Whenever we played outside when we were young, we would pick Manila tamarind from the tree behind the house.
Literal Translation
Every play we at outside when child still we, pick we of kamatsile at-the tree at back of-the house.
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