From root: prutas
Usage Note
Prutasan refers to a container for fruit or a place where fruit is sold. An example is, Pakilagay ang mga saging sa prutasan, which means please put the bananas in the fruit bowl.
Examples
" Puno ng saging ang prutasan. "
Natural Translation
The fruit bowl is full of bananas.
Literal Translation
Full of banana the fruit-bowl.
" Nilagay niya ang mga mansanas sa prutasan. "
Natural Translation
He/She placed the apples in the fruit bowl.
Literal Translation
Placed he/she the apples in the fruit-bowl.
" Tuwing umaga, pinupuno ng nanay ko ng sariwang prutas ang prutasan sa gitna ng mesa para sa lahat. "
Natural Translation
Every morning, my mother fills the fruit bowl in the middle of the table with fresh fruit for everyone.
Literal Translation
Every morning, fills by-the mother my of fresh fruit the fruit-bowl in middle of table for all.
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