From root: saging
Usage Note
Sagingan refers to an area or field specifically dedicated to growing various types of bananas.
Examples
" Pumunta sila sa sagingan. "
Natural Translation
They went to the banana plantation.
Literal Translation
Went they to banana-plantation.
" Maraming saging sa kanilang sagingan. "
Natural Translation
There are many bananas in their banana plantation.
Literal Translation
Many bananas in their banana-plantation.
" Tuwing tag-init, nag-uuwi ang aking lolo ng mga hinog na saging mula sa malawak naming sagingan sa probinsya. "
Natural Translation
Every summer, my grandfather brings home ripe bananas from our wide banana plantation in the province.
Literal Translation
Every summer, brings-home the my grandfather of plural ripe linker banana from wide our banana-plantation in province.
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