kudkod
kudkód with stress marks
grate
Usage Note
Kudkod refers both to the act of grating and to the grater itself. It is most commonly associated with grating coconut — a staple task in Filipino cooking — and the word vividly evokes the scraping sound of the action; kudkurin is the object-focus verb form used when specifying what is being grated.
Examples
" Nasaan ang kudkod? "
Natural Translation
Where is the grater?
Literal Translation
Where the grater?
" Nasaan ang gamit para sa kudkod? "
Natural Translation
Where is the tool for grating?
Literal Translation
Where the tool for to-the grate?
" Bago magluto ng ginataang gulay, kailangan munang ihanda ang kudkod para makudkod ang sariwang niyog. "
Natural Translation
Before cooking vegetables in coconut milk, you first need to prepare the grater so the fresh coconut can be grated.
Literal Translation
Before cook of coconut-milk vegetable, need first prepare the grater so can-be-grated the fresh coconut.
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