Meaning of "eat"

eat •

v.
• • to chew and swallow food: kumain, kanin (kainin)

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corrode

v.
• • to eat away gradually: kaning unti-unti, agnasin

fruit

n.
• • 1. product of trees that is good to eat: prutas, bungangkahoy
  • 2. the result of anything: bunga, resulta

v.
• • to produce fruit: magbunga, mamunga

pick

v.
• • 1. to choose, to select: pumili, mamili, piliin
  • 2. to pull away with the fingers: pumitas, mamitas, pitasin, pupulin
  • 3. to pierce, dig into or break up with some pointed tool: magpiko, pikuhin
  • 4. to use something pointed to remove things from: sumungkit, sungkitin
  • 5. to remove: mag-alis, alisin
  • 6. to seek and find: maghanap,, humanap, hanapin
  • 7. to eat only a bit at a time: sumubo lamang nang kaunti, tumikim lamang, tumuka-tuka (tuka-tukain) lamang

n.
• • 1. a choice, selection: pili, ang napili, hirang, gusto, ibig
  • 2. the best part: piling klase
  • 3. a heavy tool with sharp point for breaking up earth or rock: piko

nibble

v.
• • to eat away with quick, small bites: magkukot, kukutin

n.
• • a small bite: kukot, maliit na kagat

restaurant

n.
• • a place to buy and eat a meal: restauran, restauran, karihan, karinderiya

fast

adj.
• • 1. quick, rapid, swift: matulin, mabilis
  • 2. showing time ahead of the real time: adelantado
  • 3. too gay or wild: magulo
  • 4. does not fade (for colors): hindi kumukupas, walang kupas

v.
• • to go without food, to eat very little: mag-ayuno, magkulasyon

n.
• • abstinence from food, partial or total: ayuno, pag-aayuno, kulasyon, pagkukulasyon

peck

v.
• • 1. to strike with the beak: tumuka, tukain
  • 2. to strike at and pick up with the beak: manuka, tumuka, tukain
  • 3. to eat only a little, bit by bit: tumikim-tikim, tikman-tikman, magkukut-kukot, kukut-kukutin

n.
• • 1. a stroke with the beak: tuka
  • 2. a stiff, unwilling kiss: malamig (matamlay) na halik

gluttonous

adj.
• • 1. inclined to eat too much: matakaw
  • 2. greedy for anything: masiba, masakim, matakaw

taste

v.
• • 1. to try the flavor of something by taking a little into the mouth: tumikim, tikman
  • 2. to get the flavor of by the sense of taste: lumasa, malasahan, lasahin, manamnaman, namnamim
  • 3. to eat or drink a little bit of: tumikim, tikman
  • 4. to experience, have: magdanas, dumanas, danasin, makaranas, maranasan, makatikim, matikman, magkaroon
  • 5. to have a particular taste or flavor: magkaroon ng lasa, maglasa, may lasa

n.
• • 1. a flavor: lasa
  • 2. the sense by which the flavor of things is perceived: panlasa
  • 3. a little bit: bahagya, katiting, kapiyangot
  • 4. a liking: pagkagusto, kagustuhan
  • 5. the ability to perceive and enjoy what is beautiful and excellent: mahusay pumili

hilamos

v.
• • maghilamos, hilamusan (mag-:-an) to wash one's face. Maghilamos ka muna bago ka magalmusal. Wash your face first before you eat breakfast.

ubos

v.
• • ubusin (in-) to consume, to eat up, to finish off. Inubos namin ang ulam. We finished off the main dish.

pilit

adj.
• • mapilit (ma-) forced, against one's will, insistent

v.
• • magpilit, pilitin (mag-:-in) to insist, to strive, to force. Pinilit ng inang kumain ang bata. The mother forced the child to eat.

alalay

v.
• • mag-alalay, alalayan (mag-:-an) to take precaution, to practice moderation or to act moderately. Alalayan mo ang pagkain. Take it easy on the food or eat moderately. umalalay, alalayan (um-:-an)

v.
• • to give support. Umalalay siya sa maysakit. He gave physical support to the sick (person). Alalayan mo ang maysakit. Support the sick (person).

uwi

v.
• • umuwi' (-um-) to return home. Umuwi ka agad. Go home (as) early (as possible). mag-uwi', iuwi' (mag-:i-)

v.
• • to take something home. Mag-uwi ka ng makakain. Bring home something to eat. Iuwi mo na ang bata. Take the child home.

balot

n.
• • covering, wrapping, takehome food balot

adj.
• • covered, wrapped magbalot, balutin, ibalot (mag:-in, i-)

v.
• • to wrap, to encase, to envelope. Magbalot ka ng makakain natin. (You) wrap the food we're going to eat.

ibig

p v.
• • want, like, wish, desire [syn. gusto]. Ibig niyang kumain ng suha. He wants to eat the grapefruit. umibig, mang-ibig, ibigin (-um-, mang-:-in)

v.
• • to want, to like, to desire, to wish, to love. Umibig si Nora kay Tirso. Nora loves Tirso. mangingibig

n.
• • beau, suitor

upang

conj.
• • in order to, so that. ...upang mananghali. ...in order to eat lunch. ...upang siya'y malibang. ...so that he may be cheered.

tira

adj.
• • nakatira (naka-) staying at, residing in

v.
• • tumira (-um-) to reside, to dwell. Tumira ako sa kalye Merced. I lived on Merced Street.
  • 2.) tira

n.
• • leftover, reminder magtira, itira (mag-:i-)

v.
• • to set aside, as food, for someone. Nagtira ako ng makakain para kay Mona. I left some food for Mona to eat. Itira mo ang pritong isda kay Judy. Leave some of the fried fish for Judy.

kain

n.
• • pagkain (pag-) food, act of eating

v.
• • kumain, kainin (-um-:-in) to eat. Kumain siya nang marami. She ate a lot.

v.
• • mangain (mang-) to eat. Nangain ng tao ang leon. The lion ate the people.