From root: lupa
Usage Note
Nilupa is a traditional snack made of mashed starchy roots or fruit mixed with sugar and coconut. Masarap ang nilupa para sa meryenda means the mashed snack is delicious for tea time.
Examples
" Masarap ang nilupa. "
Natural Translation
The mashed snack is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the mashed-snack.
" Masarap ang nilupang kamote na meryenda. "
Natural Translation
The mashed sweet potato is a delicious snack.
Literal Translation
Delicious the mashed-sweet-potato as snack.
" Tuwing pista sa amin, gumagawa si Inay ng nilupa mula sa saging at niyog na pinagsasaluhan ng buong pamilya. "
Natural Translation
Every fiesta in our place, Mother makes a mashed snack from bananas and coconut that the whole family shares.
Literal Translation
Every fiesta at us, makes Mother of mashed-snack from banana and coconut that shared of whole family.
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