kuhol
kuhól with stress marks
snail, escargot
Usage Note
Kuhol are freshwater snails common in Philippine rice paddies and rivers, and a popular ingredient in sinigang and other sour soups. The golden apple snail (kuhol pula), an invasive species introduced from South America, is now a serious agricultural pest that damages rice crops.
Examples
" May kuhol sa palayan. "
Natural Translation
There are snails in the rice field.
Literal Translation
Has snail in-the rice-field.
" Masarap ang sinigang na may kuhol. "
Natural Translation
Sinigang with snails is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the sinigang with snails.
" Maagang gumising ang mga magsasaka para mangolekta ng kuhol sa palayan bago pa sumikat nang husto ang araw. "
Natural Translation
The farmers woke up early to gather snails in the rice field before the sun fully rose.
Literal Translation
Early woke-up the farmers to gather of snail in-the rice-field before yet rose fully the sun.
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