Sustansia
July is Nutrition Month in the Philippines! Did you know that the Filipino words for “nutrient” & “nutritious” come from a Spanish word that means “substance”? How do you say “nutritious” in your language?
SUSTÁNSIA • (soos-TAHN-shuh)
nutrient, nutritional value
Tagálog (Filipino): sustánsiya
Etymology
From Spanish sustancia (“substance”)
Derived Word
MASUSTÁNSIA • (muh-soos-TAHN-shuh)
nutritious
Tagálog (Filipino): masustánsiya
Example Sentence
Mangan kang masustánsiang pámangan. [Kap]
Kumáin ka ng masustánsiyang pagkáin. [Tag]
Eat some nutritious food. [Eng]
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