tabang
tabáng with stress marks
blandness; lack of flavor
Usage Note
Tabáng describes food that lacks sufficient salt, sugar, or seasoning, often prompting someone to ask for condiments. It is also commonly used to distinguish fresh water (tubig-tabang) from salty sea water (tubig-alat).
Examples
" Sobra ang tabang ng ulam. "
Natural Translation
The dish is too bland.
Literal Translation
Too-much the blandness of-the dish.
" Ayusin mo ang tabang ng sabaw. "
Natural Translation
Fix the blandness of the soup.
Literal Translation
Fix you the blandness of soup.
" Dahil sa tabang ng sabaw, kinailangan kong dagdagan ng kaunting asin at patis para lumasa. "
Natural Translation
Because of the blandness of the soup, I had to add a little salt and fish sauce so it would have flavor.
Literal Translation
Because of blandness of-the soup, needed I-to add of little salt and fish-sauce so taste.
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