Usage Note
Sasa in this sense refers to the nipa palm, a mangrove palm native to the Philippines and Southeast Asia whose leaves are traditionally woven into thatched roofing for rural homes and whose sap is fermented into tuba. The sasa palm is a defining feature of coastal and lowland Philippine landscapes.
Examples
" Gawa sa sasa ang bubong. "
Natural Translation
The roof is made of nipa palm.
Literal Translation
Made of nipa-palm the roof.
" Maraming sasa sa ilog. "
Natural Translation
There are many nipa palms at the river.
Literal Translation
Many nipa-palm at river.
" Ang mga dahon ng sasa ay matagal nang hinahabi ng mga mangingisda upang gawing pawid na pantakip sa kanilang mga kubo. "
Natural Translation
The leaves of the nipa palm have long been woven by fishermen to make thatch for covering their huts.
Literal Translation
The leaves of nipa-palm is long already woven by the fishermen to make thatch that cover on their huts.
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