gawgaw
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Noun
gawgaw
Etymology
Reduplication of gaw, or borrowed from the Dutch reduplication gauw gauw.
Adjective
gawgaw
Etymology
Possibly from Chinese. Compare Bikol Central gawgaw, Hiligaynon gawgaw, and Waray-Waray gawgaw. See also Burmese ကော် (kau), and Chinese 膠／胶.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡawˈɡaw/ [ɡaʊ̯ˈɣaʊ̯]
- Rhymes: -aw
- Syllabification: gaw‧gaw
Noun
gawgáw (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜏ᜔ᜄᜏ᜔)
- starch made from plants or palms (especially cornstarch, but also those of cassava, arrowroot, etc.)
- Synonym: balinghoy
- laundry starch
- Synonyms: amirol, almidon
- Polynesian arrowroot (Tacca leontopetaloides)
- mixture obtained by stirring
Further reading
- “gawgaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
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