Ubi
It’s Purple Day! How do you say “purple” in your language? Here’s a staple Filipino dessert that’s purple-colored!
ÚBI • (OO-bi)
purple yam (Dioscorea alata)
Tagálog (Filipino): úbe
Filipino purple yam jam dessert:
ALÉ ÚBI (Kapampángan) /
ÚBE HALAYÁ (Tagálog/Filipino)
a sweet conserve of crushed ubi and milk, coconut milk, and sugar, cooked to an almost dry consistency
Derived Word
MALAÚBI • (muh-luh-OO-bi)
literally “resembling the purple yam”;
purple, violet
Tagálog (Filipino): kúlay úbe (“color of the purple yam”)
KUNTANG • (koon-TUHNG)
violet, purple
Tagálog (Filipino): líla
Derived Word
MAKUNTANG • (muh-KOON-tuhng)
violet, purple
Tagálog (Filipino): líla
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