sawsaw
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Bikol Central[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sawsáw (“to dip in liquid”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sáwsáw
- rinse, wash (for rice before boiling, pebbles, shells, etc.)
- flush (with clear water)
- defeating an opponent with a higher advantage in score
Derived terms[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Philippine *sawsáw ("to dip in liquid").
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
sawsaw
- to dip
Noun[edit]
sawsaw
- a dip; a sauce for dipping
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Philippine *sawsáw (“to dip in liquid”). Compare Cebuano sawsaw.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sawsáw (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ᜔ᜐᜏ᜔)
- dipping into water (as of one's limbs, etc.)
- dipping of food (into a sauce, etc.)
- (figurative, colloquial) meddling
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “sawsaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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- ceb:Sauces
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
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