Usage Note
Pusit is a common seafood in Filipino cuisine, prepared in many ways including grilled, adobo-style, and stuffed. 'Pusit sa gata' (squid in coconut milk) and 'inihaw na pusit' (grilled squid) are popular dishes. Pusit ink (tinta ng pusit) is also used as a sauce base.
Examples
" Masarap ang adobong pusit. "
Natural Translation
Squid adobo is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the adobo squid.
" Masarap ang inihaw na pusit na kinain nila. "
Natural Translation
The grilled squid they ate was delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the grilled that squid that ate they.
" Maingat na nilinis ng nanay ang pusit bago ito iluto sa gata para sa hapunan namin. "
Natural Translation
Mother carefully cleaned the squid before cooking it in coconut milk for our dinner.
Literal Translation
Carefully cleaned by-the mother the squid before it cook in coconut-milk for the dinner our.
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