Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

two hands of bananas

Tagalog translation:

dalawang piling ng saging

Added to glossary by SeiTT
Jun 16, 2021 10:12
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English term

two hands of bananas

English to Tagalog Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Idioms
Hi
"I bought two hands of bananas in the market."
For the logic behind the expression, please see:
https://kids.sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/index.php/stori...
Many thanks
Simon
Proposed translations (Tagalog)
5 +1 dalawang piling ng saging

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dalawang piling ng saging

A grouping of attached banana fingers is called a "hand" in English and is known as "piling" in the Tagalog language.
Example sentence:

Bumili ako ng dalawang piling ng saging sa palengke (I bought two hands of bananas in the market)

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agree Cynthia Trinidad
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