suman
súman with stress marks
sticky rice delicacy wrapped in leaves
Usage Note
Suman is a beloved Filipino rice cake made from glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk, wrapped in banana or palm leaves, and often eaten with ripe mango or sugar. It is prepared for fiestas, holidays, and everyday snacks. Regional varieties differ in ingredients and wrapping style across the archipelago.
Examples
" Gusto ko ng suman. "
Natural Translation
I want some suman.
Literal Translation
Want I of sticky-rice-cake.
" Masarap ang suman na ginawa niya. "
Natural Translation
The sticky rice delicacy he/she made is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the sticky rice delicacy made he/she.
" Tuwing pista sa aming bayan, gumagawa ang lola ng suman na binabalot sa dahon ng saging at isinasawsaw sa mangga. "
Natural Translation
Every fiesta in our town, grandma makes suman wrapped in banana leaves and dipped in mango.
Literal Translation
Every fiesta in our town, makes the grandma of sticky-rice-cake that wrapped in leaf of banana and dipped in mango.
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