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luto

lutò with stress marks

cooking

noun verb LU-to Native origin Less Common
Food & Drink Cooking

Also means

Luto can also mean rigged, fixed, or a secret scheme.

Usage Note

Luto refers to the act of preparing food or a specific dish and serves as the base for common verbs like magluto. In daily life, you will often hear the term 'lutong bahay' to describe comforting, home-cooked meals.

Examples

Beginner

" Masarap ang luto mo. "

Natural Translation

Your cooking is delicious.

Literal Translation

Delicious the cooking your.

Intermediate

" Masarap ang luto ni Ina. "

Natural Translation

Mother’s cooking is delicious.

Literal Translation

Delicious the cooking of Mother.

Advanced

" Wala pa ring tatalo sa luto ng lola ko kahit gaano kasikat ang mga bagong restawran sa bayan namin. "

Natural Translation

Nothing can still beat my grandmother's cooking, no matter how popular the new restaurants in our town are.

Literal Translation

Nothing still can-beat the cooking of grandmother my even how popular the new restaurants in town our.

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How Tagalog words work

Actor Focus Verbs

magluto AF VERB

to cook

Object Focus Verbs

lutuin OF VERB

to cook something

iluto OF VERB

to cook something

lutuan OF VERB

to cook for or in something

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