From root: pait
Usage Note
Mapait is the standard word used to describe a bitter taste, such as that of unsweetened coffee or bitter gourd.
Examples
" Mapait ang kape mo. "
Natural Translation
Your coffee is bitter.
Literal Translation
Bitter the coffee your.
" Mapait ang gamot na ito. "
Natural Translation
This medicine is bitter.
Literal Translation
Bitter the medicine that this.
" Kahit mapait ang ampalaya, kinakain ko pa rin ito dahil sinasabi nilang mabuti ito para sa kalusugan. "
Natural Translation
Even though bitter gourd is bitter, I still eat it because they say it is good for one's health.
Literal Translation
Even-though bitter the bitter-gourd, eat I still it because say they good it for the health.
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