salitre
salítre with stress marks
potassium nitrate; preservative for meat, saltpeter
Usage Note
Salitre is borrowed from Spanish 'salitre' (saltpeter). In the Philippines it is known primarily as a curing salt used in traditional meat preservation such as tocino and longganisa. Home cooks and small food producers use it sparingly due to health concerns at high doses.
Examples
" May salitre ang tocino. "
Natural Translation
The tocino has saltpeter.
Literal Translation
There-is saltpeter the tocino.
" May salitre ang karne. "
Natural Translation
The meat has saltpeter.
Literal Translation
There-is saltpeter the meat.
" Kapag gumagawa ng longganisa, kakaunti lang na salitre ang inilalagay para hindi makasama sa kalusugan ng mga kakain. "
Natural Translation
When making longganisa, only a little saltpeter is added so it won't harm the health of those who will eat it.
Literal Translation
When making of longganisa, little only of saltpeter the added so not harm to health of those eat.
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