Usage Note
Suson refers to freshwater snails, which are a common sight in rice paddies and streams in the Philippines. Golden apple snails (kuhol) have become an agricultural pest in rice fields, but smaller native snails (suson) are part of the natural ecosystem and sometimes eaten as a food source. The word can also be used in a figurative sense for someone who moves very slowly.
Examples
" May suson sa palayan. "
Natural Translation
There are snails in the rice field.
Literal Translation
There-are snails in rice-field.
" Maraming suson sa ilog. "
Natural Translation
There are many snails in the river.
Literal Translation
Many snails in river.
" Pagkatapos ng ulan, lumabas ang mga suson sa pilapil at dahan-dahang gumapang patungo sa basang lupa. "
Natural Translation
After the rain, the snails came out on the paddy dike and slowly crawled toward the wet soil.
Literal Translation
After the rain, came-out the snails on paddy-dike and slowly crawled toward to wet soil.
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