magkilaw
magkiláw with stress marks
to make kilaw
From root: kilaw
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagkilaw
nag-ki-LAW
made kilaw
Present (Incomplete)
nagkikilaw
nag-ki-ki-LAW
is making kilaw
Future (Contemplated)
magkikilaw
mag-ki-ki-LAW
will make kilaw
Usage Note
Magkilaw is the actor-focus mag- form of kilaw, used for preparing kinilaw — fresh seafood or meat cured in vinegar and citrus in a method similar to ceviche. The dish is especially prominent in Visayan and Mindanao cuisine, though regional versions exist across the archipelago.
Examples
" Magkilaw tayo ng isda. "
Natural Translation
Let's make kilaw with fish.
Literal Translation
Let-us-make-kilaw of fish.
" Masarap magkilaw ng sariwang isda kapag nasa tabing-dagat. "
Natural Translation
It is nice to make kilaw with fresh fish when at the seaside.
Literal Translation
Delicious to make kilaw of fresh fish when at seaside.
" Tuwing magkikilaw kami ng sariwang isda sa tabing-dagat, hindi nawawala ang sukang puti at sariwang sili sa aming hapag. "
Natural Translation
Whenever we make kilaw with fresh fish by the seaside, the white vinegar and fresh chili are never missing from our table.
Literal Translation
Every-time make-kilaw we of fresh fish at seaside, not disappears the vinegar white and fresh chili on our table.
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