lugaw
lúgaw with stress marks
rice porridge
Usage Note
Lugaw is a popular Filipino comfort food often served for breakfast, on rainy days, or to someone feeling unwell. It is typically seasoned with ginger and topped with fried garlic, spring onions, and a splash of calamansi.
Examples
" Mainit pa ang lugaw. "
Natural Translation
The rice porridge is still hot.
Literal Translation
Hot still the rice-porridge.
" Ang lugaw ay masarap kapag mainit. "
Natural Translation
Rice porridge is delicious when it's hot.
Literal Translation
The rice porridge is delicious when hot.
" Kapag may sipon ako, lugaw na may luya ang gusto kong kainin dahil nakapagpapaginhawa ito sa lalamunan. "
Natural Translation
When I have a cold, I prefer to eat rice porridge with ginger because it soothes the throat.
Literal Translation
When has cold I, rice-porridge that has ginger the want I to-eat because soothes it on throat.
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