Mabaon (en. Snack)

/ma.ba.on/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A snack taken along for a journey or to school.

I brought a sandwich for my class.

Nagdala ako ng mabaon na sandwich para sa aking klase.

It can also refer to any food stored for future needs.

I prepared some fruits as snacks for the trip.

Naghanda ako ng mga prutas bilang mabaon sa biyahe.

Tagalog origin

snack for school

Food brought to school by students.

mabaon sa paaralan

snack for travel

Food taken along for a journey.

mabaon para sa biyahe

snack

A food usually eaten between main meals.

meryenda

Name for the snacks or food brought along

Go on, prepare your snacks for the field trip.

Sige, maghanda ka na ng mabaon mo para sa field trip.

Represents the things prepared before leaving

Every day, I always bring a book as my mabaon to school.

Araw-araw, lagi akong may mabaon na libro sa eskwela.

Term used when leaving something nice for someone else

I left my brother some candy as a mabaon before he left.

Nilagyan ko ng mabaon ang kapatid ko ng mga candy bago siya umalis.