From root: laga
Usage Note
Lagaan refers to a container or pot that is specifically used for boiling food.
Examples
" Hugasan mo ang lagaan. "
Natural Translation
Wash the boiling pot.
Literal Translation
Wash you the boiling-pot.
" Mainit pa ang lagaan. "
Natural Translation
The pot for boiling is still hot.
Literal Translation
Hot still the pot-for-boiling.
" Ilagay mo muna sa lababo ang lagaan habang naghihintay na lumamig ang sabaw na niluto natin kanina. "
Natural Translation
Put the boiling pot in the sink first while we wait for the broth we cooked earlier to cool down.
Literal Translation
Put you first in-the sink the boiling-pot while waiting to-cool the broth that cooked we earlier.
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