From root: talong
Usage Note
Talong-talongan refers to varieties of wild plants that produce fruits resembling miniature eggplants, which are often ornamental or bitter.
Examples
" Mapait ang talong-talongan na ito. "
Natural Translation
This wild eggplant is bitter.
Literal Translation
Bitter the wild-eggplant this.
" Huwag mong kainin ang talong-talongan na iyan. "
Natural Translation
Do not eat that wild eggplant.
Literal Translation
Do-not you eat the wild-eggplant that.
" Maraming talong-talongan ang tumutubo sa gilid ng bukid, ngunit pang-palamuti lamang ang mga ito at hindi nakakain. "
Natural Translation
Many wild eggplants grow at the edge of the field, but they are only ornamental and not edible.
Literal Translation
Many wild-eggplant the growing at edge of field, but for-decoration only the these and not edible.
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