From root: lansa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nalansahan
na-lan-sa-HAN
found something fishy
Present (Incomplete)
nalalansahan
na-la-lan-sa-HAN
finding something fishy
Future (Contemplated)
malalansahan
ma-la-lan-sa-HAN
will find something fishy
Usage Note
Malansahan is used when a person detects a fishy odor or taste in food or on their hands, often implying that the ingredient was not properly prepared or cleaned. It highlights a specific sensory unpleasantness that is highly avoided in Filipino cooking.
Examples
" Baka malansahan ang sabaw. "
Natural Translation
The broth might taste fishy.
Literal Translation
Maybe taste-fishy the broth.
" Mahirap malansahan sa hilaw na isda. "
Natural Translation
It is common to find the raw fish fishy.
Literal Translation
Hard find-fishy in raw link fish.
" Kapag hindi mo hinugasan nang maigi ang isda, malalansahan ang buong ulam at hindi na ito kakainin ng mga bata. "
Natural Translation
If you don't wash the fish well, the whole dish will taste fishy and the children won't eat it anymore.
Literal Translation
When not you washed well the fish, will-taste-fishy the whole dish and not anymore it eat by the children.
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