Usage Note
Sapal refers to the fibrous residue or pulp left after squeezing juice from fruit, extracting coconut milk, or pressing other food substances. It is commonly encountered in traditional Filipino cooking — coconut sapal, for instance, is repurposed in dishes or as animal feed. In slang, it can also mean something inferior or worthless.
Examples
" Itapon mo ang sapal. "
Natural Translation
Throw away the pulp.
Literal Translation
Throw you the pulp.
" Itapon mo ang sapal ng niyog. "
Natural Translation
Throw the coconut pulp.
Literal Translation
Throw you the pulp of coconut.
" Pagkatapos pigain ang gata, huwag mong itapon ang sapal dahil pwede pa itong gawing pakain sa baboy. "
Natural Translation
After squeezing out the coconut milk, don't throw away the pulp because it can still be used as pig feed.
Literal Translation
After squeezing the coconut-milk, do-not you throw the pulp because still can this be-made feed for pig.
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