sumagitsit
sumagitsít with stress marks
to sizzle
From root: sagitsit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumagitsit
su-ma-git-SIT
sizzled
Present (Incomplete)
sumasagitsit
su-ma-sa-git-SIT
is sizzling
Future (Contemplated)
sasagitsit
sa-sa-git-SIT
will sizzle
Usage Note
Sumagitsit is the actor-focus -um- form of sagitsit, an onomatopoeic root evoking a sizzling or hissing sound. Most often used in cooking contexts for oil crackling in a pan, though it extends to hissing steam or the metaphorical spread of a whispered rumor.
Examples
" Sumagitsit ang mantika sa kawali. "
Natural Translation
The oil sizzled in the pan.
Literal Translation
Sizzled the oil in pan.
" Nagsimula na sumagitsit ang karne sa mainit na kawali. "
Natural Translation
The meat already started to sizzle in the hot pan.
Literal Translation
Started already to sizzle the meat in hot pan.
" Pagkalagay ng hipon sa kumukulong langis, biglang sumagitsit ang kawali at napuno ng masarap na amoy ang buong kusina. "
Natural Translation
As soon as the shrimp was placed in the boiling oil, the pan suddenly sizzled and the whole kitchen filled with a delicious smell.
Literal Translation
Upon-placing of shrimp in boiling oil, suddenly sizzled the pan and filled of delicious smell the whole kitchen.
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