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“Tinola — ginger-based chicken soup with papaya and moringa leaves” in Bisaya: tinola
The Bisaya (Cebuano) word for “tinola — ginger-based chicken soup with papaya and moringa leaves” is tinola, pronounced ti-NO-la. It's used as a noun in everyday Cebuano conversation across the Visayas and Mindanao, where over 22 million people speak Bisaya as their native language.
Bisaya translation
tinola
ti-NO-la
- English meaning
- tinola — ginger-based chicken soup with papaya and moringa leaves
- Part of speech
- noun
How to pronounce tinola
Say it as ti-NO-la. Capitalized syllables in the pronunciation guide indicate stress — the part of the word you emphasize when speaking. Bisaya stress is meaningful: putting it on the wrong syllable can change the meaning of a word, so it's worth practicing out loud.
Example sentences
Nagpainit ko ug tinola para sa panihapon.
“I reheated tinola for dinner.”
Cultural context
Tinola is the go-to meal when someone is sick — considered healing and restorative.
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