magngalot
magngálot with stress marks
to crunch
From root: ngalot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagngalot
nag-NGA-lot
crunched
Present (Incomplete)
nagngangalot
nag-nga-NGA-lot
is crunching
Future (Contemplated)
magngangalot
mag-nga-NGA-lot
will crunch
Usage Note
Magngalot is the actor-focus form of ngalot, an onomatopoeic word describing the act and sound of crunching hard food — bones, hard candy, or crunchy vegetables — between the teeth. It is informal and most naturally applied to animals or people eating with audible force.
Examples
" Gusto kong magngalot ng yelo. "
Natural Translation
I want to crunch on ice.
Literal Translation
Want I to-crunch of ice.
" Masaya magngalot ng yelo kapag mainit ang panahon. "
Natural Translation
It is fun to crunch on ice when the weather is hot.
Literal Translation
Fun to crunch of ice when hot the weather.
" Habang nanonood kami ng pelikula, paulit-ulit siyang nagngangalot ng popcorn kaya naiinis ang mga taong nasa likod namin. "
Natural Translation
While we were watching the movie, he kept crunching on popcorn, so the people behind us got annoyed.
Literal Translation
While watching we of movie, repeatedly he crunching of popcorn so annoyed the people at behind us.
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