Usage Note
Sulyo is a general term for a bowl used for eating or serving food. In some regional varieties of Tagalog, sulyo is used interchangeably with mangkok, though mangkok is more dominant in urban speech.
Examples
" Naglagay siya ng kanin sa sulyo. "
Natural Translation
He put rice in the bowl.
Literal Translation
Put he of rice in bowl.
" Kumuha siya ng sulyo para sa pagkain. "
Natural Translation
He/she took a bowl for the food.
Literal Translation
Took he/she of bowl for food.
" Hinugasan ng lola ang bawat sulyo bago ilagay sa estante upang malinis ang gamiting kainan kinabukasan. "
Natural Translation
Grandmother washed every bowl before placing them on the shelf so that the dishes they'd use the next day would be clean.
Literal Translation
Washed by grandmother the each bowl before to-place on shelf so-that clean the to-use eating-ware tomorrow.
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