From root: tamis
Usage Note
Panamis is a term for sweet food eaten after a meal, serving as a synonym for dessert or panghimagas.
Examples
" Anong panamis natin mamaya? "
Natural Translation
What is our dessert later?
Literal Translation
What dessert our later?
" Masarap ang ating panamis. "
Natural Translation
Our dessert is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the our dessert.
" Pagkatapos ng masaganang hapunan, inihain ng lola ang kanyang tanyag na leche flan bilang panamis para sa lahat. "
Natural Translation
After the abundant dinner, grandmother served her famous leche flan as dessert for everyone.
Literal Translation
After the abundant dinner, served by-grandmother her famous leche-flan as dessert for everyone.
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