sandok
sándok with stress marks
spoon-like ladle
Usage Note
Sandok is the essential kitchen ladle used for scooping and serving soups, stews, and rice in Filipino cooking. It is an indispensable tool found in every Filipino household. As a verb, magsandok or sandukan means to ladle or scoop food, and the action is central to the serving rituals at family mealtimes.
Examples
" Kunin mo ang sandok. "
Natural Translation
Get the ladle.
Literal Translation
Get you the ladle.
" Nawala ang sandok sa kusina. "
Natural Translation
The ladle in the kitchen was lost.
Literal Translation
Lost the ladle in kitchen.
" Habang nagluluto ang nanay, hinahalo niya ang sabaw gamit ang malaking sandok na nakasabit sa dingding. "
Natural Translation
While mother is cooking, she stirs the broth using the large ladle that hangs on the wall.
Literal Translation
While cooking the mother, stirring she the broth using the big ladle that hanging on wall.
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