From root: patis
Usage Note
Patisan is the container or small dish used for serving fish sauce at the table. It is common in Filipino households during meals.
Examples
" Akin na ang patisan. "
Natural Translation
Pass me the fish sauce container.
Literal Translation
Mine now the fish-sauce-container.
" Nasaan ang patisan natin? "
Natural Translation
Where is our fish sauce container?
Literal Translation
Where the fish-sauce-container our?
" Hinahanap ko ang patisan dahil mas masarap ang sinigang kapag may kaunting patis na idinadagdag. "
Natural Translation
I'm looking for the fish sauce container because sinigang tastes better when a little fish sauce is added.
Literal Translation
Looking-for I the fish-sauce-container because more delicious the sinigang when has little fish-sauce that added.
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