magsangkutsa
magsangkútsâ with stress marks
to pre-cook [meat] in oil
From root: sangkutsa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsangkutsa
nag-sang-KUT-sa
pre-cooked
Present (Incomplete)
nagsasangkutsa
nag-sa-sang-KUT-sa
is pre-cooking
Future (Contemplated)
magsasangkutsa
mag-sa-sang-KUT-sa
will pre-cook
Usage Note
Magsangkutsa is the actor-focus mag- form of sangkutsa, a specific Filipino culinary technique of briefly searing or browning meat in oil before the main cooking method — typically stewing or braising — begins. The step seals in flavor and color. The object-focus form isangkutsa foregrounds the specific meat being pre-cooked.
Examples
" Magsangkutsa ka muna ng baboy. "
Natural Translation
Pre-cook the pork in oil first.
Literal Translation
Pre-cook you first of pork.
" Kailangan mo munang magsangkutsa ng karne. "
Natural Translation
You need to pre-cook the meat in oil first.
Literal Translation
Need you first to-pre-cook of meat.
" Para mas malinamnam ang nilaga, nagsangkutsa muna ang nanay ng karne sa kaunting mantika bago dinagdagan ng tubig. "
Natural Translation
To make the stew tastier, mom first pre-cooked the meat in a little oil before adding water.
Literal Translation
So-that more flavorful the stew, pre-cooked first the mother of meat in little oil before added of water.
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