Meaning of "vegetable"

vegetable •

n.
• • 1. a plant grown for food: gulay, gulayin
  • 2. a plant of any kind: halaman, tanim

adj.
• • having to do with plants: may kinalaman sa halamanan, sa (ukol sa) halaman

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potatoes

n.
• • a vegetable growing under the ground: patatas

pea

n.
• • a round seed in the pod of a plant used as a vegetable, the plant itself: gisantes

eggplant

n.
• • a kind of vegetable: talong

squash

v.
• • 1. to crush, press until flat: pumipi, pipiin, pumisa, pisain
  • 2. to be crushed: mapipi, mayupi, mapipis, mapisa
  • 3. to press until soft: lumamog, lamugin

n.
• • a kind of large vegetable that grows on a vine: kalabasa

plant

n.
• • 1. a tree, bush, vine, vegetable, etc. : halaman, tanim
  • 2. the building, machinery, tool, etc. used in manufacturing some articles: planta
  • 3. a factory: pabrika, pagawaan
  • 4. a young growth ready to be set out in another place, seedling: halamang pananim, punla

v.
• • 1. to put in the ground to grow: magtanim, itanim, taniman, tamnan
  • 2. to set firmly, to erect: magtirik, itirik, magtayo, itayo, magtindig, itindig
  • 3. to implant principles, doctrines, etc.: maghasik, ihasik, hasikan, magtanim, itanim, taniman, tamnan, magturo, ituro, turuan

cucumber

n.
• • a vegetable: pipino

cabbage

n.
• • a vegetable: repolyo

tomato

n.
• • 1. a juicy fruit used as a vegetable: kamatis
  • 2. the plant itself: kamatis

pepper

n.
• • 1. a seasoning powder with a hot taste: paminta
  • 2. a hollow red or green vegetable that is cut into pieces and used in pickles: sili

v.
• • 1. to hit with small objects sent thick and fast: magpaulan, paulanan
  • 2. to season with pepper (in powder): magpaminta, pamintahan

sayote

n.
• • pear-shaped vegetable

gisa

v.
• • maggisa; gisahin; igisa (mag-:-in,i-) to saute, to cook in oil, garlic, onions and or tomatoes. Ginisa ni Inday ang gulay. Inday sauteed the vegetable.