Maglantakan (en. Devour)
/maɡlan.takan/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishTagalog
verb
To eat abundantly or to consume all the food.
Juan devoured the food prepared for the feast.
Nagmaglantakan si Juan ng mga pagkaing inihanda sa handaan.
The act of eating excessively or consuming food.
We will devour food at the picnic under the mango trees.
Maglalantakan kami sa picnic sa ilalim ng mga punong mangga.
Eating that seems to cause intense joy or happiness.
While we devoured the food, we shared stories and laughed at our memories.
Habang naglalantakan kami, nagkukwentuhan at nagtatawanan kami ng aming mga alaala.
Etymology
The word 'lantakan' is derived from the root word 'lantak' which means to eat abundantly or to consume food.
Common Phrases and Expressions
let's devour together
We will eat abundantly together.
maglantakan tayo
Related Words
devour
The state or process of eating excessively or abundantly.
lantak
Slang Meanings
to eat a lot of food at once
He really maglantakan at the feast, as if his love for food would never run out!
Naglantakan siya sa handaan, parang di na mauubos yung pag-ibig niya sa pagkain!
very full, seeming to be overloaded with food
After we maglantakan, we were so full that we could hardly walk!
Pagkatapos nilang maglantakan, sobrang busog na kami kaya di na makalakad!
to snack through food, unable to resist eating a lot
Every time there's a fiesta, we really maglantakan because the dishes are so delicious!
Sa tuwing may fiesta, talagang naglantakan kami dahil ang sarap ng mga handa!