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Lintik is a Tagalog word meaning "lightning", also a mildly profane word used to someone contemptible, being wished to be hit by lightning, such as in " Lintik ka!''. [2] The term is mildly vulgar and an insult, but may be very vulgar in some cases, [20] especially when mixed with other profanity.
The Filipino language incorporated Spanish loanwords as a result of 333 years of contact with the Spanish language. In their analysis of José Villa Panganiban's Talahuluganang Pilipino-Ingles (Pilipino-English dictionary), Llamzon and Thorpe (1972) pointed out that 33% of word root entries are of Spanish origin.
Filipino cuisine is composed of the cuisines of more than a hundred distinct ethnolinguistic groups found throughout the Philippine archipelago.A majority of mainstream Filipino dishes that compose Filipino cuisine are from the food traditions of various ethnolinguistic groups and tribes of the archipelago, including the Ilocano, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, Tagalog, Bicolano, Visayan, Chavacano ...
A sticky sweet delicacy made of ground glutinous rice, grated coconut, brown sugar, margarine, peanut butter, and vanilla (optional). Kutsinta. Tagalog. Rice cake with jelly-like consistency made from rice flour, brown sugar, lye and food coloring, usually topped with freshly grated mature coconut. Latik.
Kamayan is a Filipino cultural term for the various occasions or contexts in which pagkakamay ( Tagalog: " [eating] with the hands") is practiced, [1] [2] including as part of communal feasting (called salu-salo in Tagalog ). [3] [4] [5] Such feasts traditionally served the food on large leaves such as banana or breadfruit spread on a table ...
Pagpag. Pagpag is the Tagalog term for leftover food from restaurants (usually from fast food restaurants) scavenged from garbage sites and dumps. [1] [2] Pagpag food can also be expired frozen meat, fish, or vegetables discarded by supermarkets and scavenged in garbage trucks where this expired food is collected. [3]
New Orleans is a city full of culture, history, and of course, food. There are so many expressions unique to the area that are used to describe all of the amazing food you'll come across. Use this ...
Meat, rice, and egg. Silog is a class of Filipino breakfast dishes containing sinangag ( fried rice) and itlog (egg; in context, fried egg "sunny side up"). They are served with various viands or ulam, often fried as well, and usually meat dishes such as tapa, longganisa or ham. The name of the accompanying meat dish determines the portmanteau ...