sandakot
sandákot with stress marks
fistful; a handful
Usage Note
Sandakot is a traditional body-based unit of measure referring to the amount that fits in one closed fist or cupped hand — used in cooking and everyday life for loose ingredients like rice, salt, or herbs. In figurative speech, it can mean a small quantity of anything, functioning like 'a pinch' or 'a handful' in English.
Examples
" Bigyan mo ako ng sandakot na asin. "
Natural Translation
Give me a handful of salt.
Literal Translation
Give you me of handful that salt.
" Kumuha siya ng sandakot na bigas. "
Natural Translation
He/She got a handful of rice.
Literal Translation
Got he/she of handful that rice.
" Naghagis lamang siya ng sandakot na buto sa lupa, ngunit pagkalipas ng ilang buwan ay umusbong na ang isang buong hardin. "
Natural Translation
He/she only threw a handful of seeds onto the ground, but after a few months a whole garden had sprouted.
Literal Translation
Threw only he/she of handful that seed on ground, but after of few month sprouted already the one whole garden.
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