Usage Note
Letse (from Spanish 'leche') means milk in its literal culinary sense and appears in food names like 'letse plan.'
Examples
" Bumili ka ng letse. "
Natural Translation
Buy some milk.
Literal Translation
Buy you of milk.
" Uminom ka ng letse. "
Natural Translation
Drink some milk.
Literal Translation
Drink you of milk.
" Para mas malinamnam ang panghimagas, naglagay siya ng sariwang letse at asukal sa kanyang niluto. "
Natural Translation
To make the dessert richer, she added fresh milk and sugar to what she cooked.
Literal Translation
For more rich the dessert, put she of fresh milk and sugar to her cooked.
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