Usage Note
Trigo comes from Spanish 'trigo' and refers to wheat — an imported ingredient in the Philippines used in bread, pastry, and noodle production. Colloquially, trigo also describes a warm brown skin complexion considered attractive in Philippine culture.
Examples
" Gawa sa trigo ang tinapay. "
Natural Translation
The bread is made of wheat.
Literal Translation
Made of wheat the bread.
" Gumagawa sila ng tinapay mula sa trigo. "
Natural Translation
They make bread from wheat.
Literal Translation
Make they of bread from wheat.
" Tumaas ang presyo ng trigo sa pandaigdigang merkado, kaya naging mas mahal ang tinapay sa mga panaderya. "
Natural Translation
The price of wheat rose on the global market, so bread became more expensive at the bakeries.
Literal Translation
Rose the price of wheat in global market, so became more expensive the bread in the bakeries.
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