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Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
alamang
- a preparation of fermented shrimp paste
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Northern Philippine *ajamaŋ (“tiny shrimp”). Compare Ilocano aramang and Pangasinan agamang.
Pronunciation
Noun
alamáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋᜅ᜔)
- any of a number of species of small shrimp in the genus Acetes (used in bagoong production)
- Synonym: (Marinduque) balaw
- (figurative) insignificant person or thing; small fry
Derived terms
Further reading
- “alamang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 9
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