Usage Note
Letsugas comes from Spanish 'lechuga' and is the standard Tagalog word for lettuce. It is commonly used in salads and as a fresh wrap for grilled meats in Filipino cuisine, especially in dishes like 'inihaw' wraps.
Examples
" Maglagay ka ng letsugas sa sandwich. "
Natural Translation
Put some lettuce in the sandwich.
Literal Translation
Put you of lettuce in sandwich.
" Kumain ka ng letsugas. "
Natural Translation
Eat some lettuce.
Literal Translation
Eat you of lettuce.
" Ibinalot namin ang inihaw na baboy sa sariwang letsugas para mas masarap at hindi nakakaumay. "
Natural Translation
We wrapped the grilled pork in fresh lettuce to make it tastier and less cloying.
Literal Translation
Wrapped we the grilled pork in fresh lettuce for more delicious and not cloying.
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