gata' noun English. Liquid produced by squeezing grated mature coconut meat in water and then straining out the solids: coconut milk. Example sentence: Subanen. Sa' mektiti' manuk dayun tunu'ay paingalan dun ginata'an. English. If one prepares chicken, then cooks it in coconut milk, it is called ginata'an. verb English. Cooks food in coconut milk. Example sentence: Subanen. Kagebii su tiniti' ni Ina' manuk baya'u gupia pu' ginata'anen. English. Last night Mom prepared chicken that I really liked because it was cooked in coconut milk. Generic. lutu' Synonym. tunu'