From root: turon
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
itinuron
i-ti-nu-RON
prepared as turon
Present (Incomplete)
itinituron
i-ti-ni-tu-RON
preparing as turon
Future (Contemplated)
ituturon
i-tu-tu-RON
will prepare as turon
Usage Note
Ituron is used when referring to the process of wrapping a specific ingredient, usually saba bananas, to be deep-fried as the popular snack turon. It is most commonly used in culinary instructions or when deciding what to do with surplus fruit.
Examples
" Ituron mo ang saging. "
Natural Translation
Prepare the banana as turon.
Literal Translation
Prepare-as-turon you the banana.
" Kailangan mong ituron ang saging ngayon. "
Natural Translation
You need to prepare the banana as turon now.
Literal Translation
Need you prepare-as-turon the banana now.
" Dahil sobra ang saba na inani namin, ituturon na lamang namin ang iba upang may maipagbili sa palengke bukas. "
Natural Translation
Since the saba bananas we harvested were too many, we will just prepare the rest as turon so we have something to sell at the market tomorrow.
Literal Translation
Because excess the saba [linker] harvested by-us, will-prepare-as-turon just by-us the others in-order have to-sell at market tomorrow.
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