kintsay
kintsáy with stress marks
celery
Usage Note
Kintsay, borrowed from Hokkien Chinese, refers to Chinese celery — a slender, strongly flavored variety used in Filipino cooking as an herb rather than a vegetable. It is a key garnish and flavoring in soups and noodle dishes such as mami and pancit.
Examples
" Bumili ka ng kintsay. "
Natural Translation
Buy some celery.
Literal Translation
Buy you of celery.
" Lagyan mo ng kintsay ang sabaw bago ihain. "
Natural Translation
Add some celery to the broth before serving.
Literal Translation
Put some celery on-the broth before serve.
" Mas masarap ang mami kapag may sariwang kintsay na isinasaboy sa ibabaw bago ihain. "
Natural Translation
The noodle soup tastes better when there's fresh celery sprinkled on top before serving.
Literal Translation
More delicious the mami when there's fresh celery that sprinkled on top before serve.
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