sangag
sángag with stress marks
to stir-fry, roast, or toast
Usage Note
Sangag specifically means to dry-roast or stir-fry something — most famously rice — in a pan without adding water. Sinangag (fried rice) is a cornerstone of the Filipino breakfast tapsilog, made by stir-frying day-old rice with garlic. The word is also used for toasting coffee beans, sesame seeds, or other ingredients.
Examples
" Sinangag niya ang kanin. "
Natural Translation
He fried the rice.
Literal Translation
Fried he the rice.
" Masarap ang sangag na kanin. "
Natural Translation
The fried rice is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the fried that rice.
" Bago kami umalis, sinangag muna ni Lola ang natirang kanin para gawing almusal ng buong pamilya. "
Natural Translation
Before we left, Grandma first fried the leftover rice to make it breakfast for the whole family.
Literal Translation
Before we leave, fried first by Grandma the leftover rice so-as-to make breakfast of whole family.
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