puto-putohan
toy or imitation rice cake
From root: puto
Usage Note
Puto-putohan describes play food or fake rice cakes used by children in games like bahay-bahayan.
Examples
" Gawa sa luad ang puto-putohan. "
Natural Translation
The toy rice cake is made of clay.
Literal Translation
Made of clay the toy-rice-cake.
" Huwag kainin ang puto-putohan. "
Natural Translation
Do not eat the imitation rice cake.
Literal Translation
Do-not eat the toy-rice-cake.
" Habang naglalaro sila ng bahay-bahayan, gumawa ang mga bata ng puto-putohan mula sa basang buhangin. "
Natural Translation
While they were playing house, the children made toy rice cakes out of wet sand.
Literal Translation
While playing they of house-house made the children of toy-rice-cake from wet sand.
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