From root: keso
Usage Note
Pang-keso is used to describe tools or ingredients intended for use with cheese, such as a cheese grater (pangkuskos na pang-keso).
Examples
" Wala akong kutsilyong pang-keso. "
Natural Translation
I don't have a cheese knife.
Literal Translation
None my knife that-is-for-cheese.
" Wala kaming kutsilyo na pang-keso. "
Natural Translation
We don't have a knife for the cheese.
Literal Translation
None we of knife that is-for-cheese.
" Hiniram ko sa kapitbahay ang espesyal na kudkuran na pang-keso dahil marami kaming lulutuing pasta mamaya. "
Natural Translation
I borrowed the special cheese grater from the neighbor because we have a lot of pasta to cook later.
Literal Translation
Borrowed I from neighbor the special grater that-is-for-cheese because many our to-cook pasta later.
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