Usage Note
Tapuy is a traditional Filipino rice wine fermented from glutinous rice, most closely associated with the Igorot and other highland communities of the Cordillera region. It is prepared for ritual and ceremonial purposes — weddings, harvest festivals, and offerings to ancestors. It has a mild, slightly sweet flavor compared to commercial spirits.
Examples
" Matamis ang tapuy na ito. "
Natural Translation
This rice wine is sweet.
Literal Translation
Sweet the rice-wine this.
" Uminom sila ng tapuy sa pagdiriwang. "
Natural Translation
They drank rice wine at the celebration.
Literal Translation
Drank they of rice-wine at celebration.
" Sa tuwing may anihan sa bundok, gumagawa ang mga matatanda ng tapuy na ibinabahagi sa lahat habang nagsasaya ang buong baryo. "
Natural Translation
Whenever there is a harvest in the mountains, the elders make rice wine that is shared with everyone while the whole village celebrates.
Literal Translation
At every harvest in mountain, make the elders of rice-wine that shared to all while celebrate the whole village.
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