sigarilyas
sigarílyas with stress marks
winged bean plant
Usage Note
Sigarilyas is the winged bean, a tropical legume widely grown and eaten in the Philippines whose four-ridged pods are a common vegetable in Filipino cooking, often sautéed with garlic and shrimp paste. It is valued for its high protein content.
Examples
" Masarap ang sigarilyas na ginisa. "
Natural Translation
Sautéed winged bean is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the winged-bean that sautéed.
" Masarap isama ang sigarilyas sa ulam. "
Natural Translation
It is delicious to include winged bean plant in the dish.
Literal Translation
Delicious to include the winged bean plant in dish.
" Sa aming bukid, tumutubo ang sigarilyas sa mga gilid ng bakod at madalas naming isama sa ginataang gulay. "
Natural Translation
On our farm, winged beans grow along the edges of the fence and we often include them in vegetables cooked in coconut milk.
Literal Translation
In our farm, grows the winged-bean at the edges of fence and often we include in coconut-milk-cooked vegetable.
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