From root: toyo
Usage Note
Toyuan refers to a small bottle or dish used for serving soy sauce. It is a common item found on a Filipino dining table during meals.
Examples
" Punuin mo ang toyuan. "
Natural Translation
Fill up the soy sauce container.
Literal Translation
Fill you the soy-sauce-container.
" Wala nang laman ang toyuan. "
Natural Translation
The soy sauce container is empty.
Literal Translation
None anymore content the soy-sauce-container.
" Inilagay niya ang toyuan sa gitna ng mesa para madali itong maabot ng lahat habang kumakain. "
Natural Translation
She placed the soy sauce container in the middle of the table so everyone could easily reach it while eating.
Literal Translation
Placed she the soy-sauce-container at middle of table so easily it reached by all while eating.
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