labsak
labsák with stress marks
soft and sticky from overcooking
Usage Note
Labsak specifically describes food that has been cooked too long until it becomes an unappetizing sticky, clumped mass — most commonly rice or root vegetables. It is a stronger version of labog and implies the food has lost all distinct texture.
Examples
" Labsak na ang kanin. "
Natural Translation
The rice is already mushy.
Literal Translation
Soft-and-sticky already the rice.
" Labsak ang pagkain. "
Natural Translation
The food is soft and sticky.
Literal Translation
Soft-and-sticky the food.
" Naging labsak ang sinaing dahil nakalimutan kong patayin ang kalan, kaya halos hindi na makilala ang bawat butil ng bigas. "
Natural Translation
The rice turned mushy because I forgot to turn off the stove, so each grain was almost impossible to tell apart.
Literal Translation
Became soft-and-sticky the cooked-rice because forgot I to turn-off the stove, so almost not anymore recognize the each grain of rice.
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