From root: sibuyas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinibuyasan
si-ni-bu-ya-SAN
added onions to
Present (Incomplete)
sinisibuyasan
si-ni-si-bu-ya-SAN
adding onions to
Future (Contemplated)
sisibuyasan
si-si-bu-ya-SAN
will add onions to
Usage Note
Sibuyasan is used when adding onions to a dish, either as a primary ingredient during sautéing or as a garnish before serving. It is a specific culinary term commonly found in recipes or cooking instructions for traditional Filipino stews and stir-fries.
Examples
" Sibuyasan natin ang ulam. "
Natural Translation
Let's add onions to the dish.
Literal Translation
Add-onions we the dish.
" Gusto kong sibuyasan ang sopas. "
Natural Translation
I want to add onions to the soup.
Literal Translation
Want I add-onions the soup.
" Bago mo ihain ang sinigang, sibuyasan mo muna ito nang konti para mas tumingkad ang lasa. "
Natural Translation
Before you serve the sinigang, add a few onions to it first so that the flavor becomes more pronounced.
Literal Translation
Before you serve the sinigang, add-onions you first it of little so-that more deepen the flavor.
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