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    Mechado (en. Meat stew)

    me-CHa-do

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishTagalog
    noun
    A type of meat dish usually cooked with sauce.
    Mechado is a favorite during gatherings.
    Ang mechado ay paborito sa mga handaan.
    Beef is commonly used as the main ingredient in mechado.
    They used pork belly for a more flavorful mechado.
    Gumamit sila ng liempo para sa may mas malasa na mechado.
    Mechado often comes with potatoes and carrots.
    Vegetables are added to the mechado to make it more nutritious.
    Nilagyan ng mga gulay ang mechado upang maging mas masustansya.

    Etymology

    Derived from the Spanish word 'mechado' meaning 'having holes'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    Mechado with rice
    A complete and delicious meal typically served.
    Mechado na may kanin

    Related Words

    caldereta
    Another type of meat dish in sauce, often using beef or goat.
    kaldereta

    Slang Meanings

    A classic dish, but sometimes just a name for tough meat.
    How's your mechado? It looks like your seasoning has improved!
    Kumusta naman ang mechado mo? Mukhang nag-improve na ang timpla!
    Food, but also used in everyday conversation to describe something fun or delicious.
    Juan's party was so mechado, it was a blast!
    Sobrang mechado ng party ni Juan, ang saya!
    Sometimes used as slang for chaos or drama in life.
    Oh no, Alex's situation is so mechado, so much is happening!
    Naku, ang mechado ng sitwasyon ni Alex, ang daming nangyayari!