tuyo
/tuˈjoʔ/
In Filipino, the English word "dry" is translated as tuyo.
The word tuyo is used to describe something that is free from liquid or moisture. While it functions as an adjective, there are several related verb forms: matuyo means to become dry, tuyuin means to make something dry and magpatuyo means to have something dried, such as by the sun or another person.
Meaning: free from liquid or moisture (adj)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
When using tuyo as an adjective to modify a noun, it often takes the linker -ng to become tuyong. For example, tuyong dahon means "dry leaf". The verb form matuyo is used to describe the process of an object losing its moisture and becoming dry, whereas magpatuyo is used when you are causing something to be dried.
How do you pronounce it?
/tuˈjoʔ/
When do people say it?
In the Philippines, tuyo is also the name of a popular dish consisting of salted, sun-dried fish.
Did you know?
- While tuyo means 'dry', the word toyo refers to soy sauce. In Filipino slang, saying someone is may toyo means they are moody or acting irrational, as if they have 'soy sauce' in their head.
- In the Philippines, the process of magpatuyo is often associated with the 'sun-drying' of palay (unhusked rice) on concrete roads, a common sight in rural provinces.
- The term tuyo is used for specific types of fish, usually gobies, that are preserved through a combination of salt and sun-drying to last through the rainy season.
Examples in context
- Tuyo na ba ang mga medyas ko?Are my socks dry already?This sentence uses tuyo to ask if socks are already dry.Tatoeba #8635346 by artemio, translation #18088 by CK
- Nasunog agad ang mga tuyong dahon.The dry leaves immediately caught fire.This sentence uses tuyong to describe dry leaves.Tatoeba #11829800 by qwertzu, translation #4663754 by CK
- May nalaglag na tuyong dahon sa lupa.A dry leaf fell to the ground.This sentence uses tuyong to describe a single dry leaf.Tatoeba #11464095 by qwertzu, translation #10342197 by AlanF_US
- Ang damit ay tuyo.The clothes are dry.
- Maglagay ka ng tuyong dahon sa bowl.Put some dry leaves in the bowl.
- Ang aking balat ay tuyong-tuyo.My skin is very dry.
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Example conversation
Maria and Ricardo are checking their laundry outside.
- MariaTuyo na ba ang mga damit?Are the clothes dry already?
- RicardoOo, tuyo na ang mga ito.Yes, these are already dry.
- MariaSige, maaari na nating itupi.Okay, we can fold them now.
- RicardoSalamat sa pagtulong, Maria.Thanks for the help, Maria.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “dry” translations and entries tuyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
