matamis sa bao
matamís sa baô with stress marks
coconut jam
Usage Note
Matamis sa bao literally means 'sweet from the coconut shell' and is a traditional Filipino condiment made from coconut milk or cream cooked with sugar until thick and caramel-like. It is closely associated with Tagalog cuisine and is a beloved topping for bibingka, pandesal, and other local breads and rice cakes.
Examples
" Masarap ang matamis sa bao. "
Natural Translation
Coconut jam is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the coconut-jam.
" Masarap ipahid ang matamis sa bao sa mainit na pandesal. "
Natural Translation
It is delicious to spread coconut jam on hot pandesal.
Literal Translation
Delicious to-spread the coconut-jam on-the hot [na] pandesal.
" Tuwing kapaskuhan, gumagawa ang lola ng matamis sa bao na ipinapahid namin sa mainit na bibingka. "
Natural Translation
Every Christmas season, grandmother makes coconut jam that we spread on hot bibingka.
Literal Translation
Every Christmas-season, making the grandmother of coconut-jam [na] spread we on hot [na] bibingka.
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