liyempo
liyémpo with stress marks
pork brisket/belly
Usage Note
Liyempo refers to the fatty pork belly cut, commonly grilled or roasted in Filipino cuisine. It is a popular dish at gatherings and is often served with rice and a dipping sauce of vinegar and soy sauce.
Examples
" Masarap ang liyempo. "
Natural Translation
The pork belly is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the pork-belly.
" Gusto ko ng inihaw na liyempo. "
Natural Translation
I want grilled pork belly.
Literal Translation
Want I of grilled that pork belly.
" Tuwing may handaan sa amin, laging inihaw na liyempo ang una kong hinahanap sa mesa. "
Natural Translation
Whenever there's a feast at our place, grilled pork belly is always the first thing I look for on the table.
Literal Translation
Every-time has feast at ours, always grilled pork-belly the first my look-for on table.
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