From root: pakla
Usage Note
Mapakla describes the dry, puckering sensation in the mouth typically caused by eating unripe fruits like bananas or duhat.
Examples
" Mapakla ang hilaw na saging. "
Natural Translation
The unripe banana is astringent.
Literal Translation
Astringent the unripe banana.
" Mapakla ang bunga ng puno. "
Natural Translation
The tree's fruit is astringent.
Literal Translation
Astringent the fruit of tree.
" Huwag mong kainin ang duhat kung mapakla pa, hintayin mong tuluyang mahinog para tumamis. "
Natural Translation
Don't eat the java plum while it's still astringent; wait for it to fully ripen so it turns sweet.
Literal Translation
Don't you eat the java-plum if astringent still, wait you fully ripen so sweetens.
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