Sampalok (en. Tamarind)

sahm-pah-lok

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A type of tree that bears sour fruit.

The tamarind is commonly used in Filipino dishes.

Ang sampalok ay karaniwang ginagamit sa mga lutuin ng Pilipino.

The fruit of the tamarind tree used as a spice or sour ingredient.

Sinigang is delicious with tamarind.

Masarap ang sinigang na may sampalok.

Second language from Sanskrit 'chāmpaka'

pork sinigang with tamarind

A popular Filipino dish that is sour due to tamarind.

sinigang na baboy na may sampalok

fish sauce

A type of vinegar or condiment commonly used in Asian cuisines.

patis

to eat, especially when it's delicious

This tamarind is delicious, I even picked it from the garden!

Ang masarap ng sampalok na ito, kinuha ko pa sa garden!

a slap, because of really bad behavior

We went to the fight, but it was like tamarinds fighting each other!

Pumunta kami sa laban, pero parang mga sampalok ang mga nag-aaway!

a slap of reality, left behind in the past

What happened to him was like a tamarind, because he can't admit it anymore.

Yung nangyari sa kanya ay parang sampalok, dahil hindi na niya maamin.