bagoong
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English
Noun
bagoong (uncountable)
- A Philippine condiment made from fermented fish or shrimps.
Anagrams
Hiligaynon
Noun
bagóong
Pangasinan
Noun
bagoong
- fermented fish paste
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Northern Philippine *bagúʔung (“salted/picked shrimps or fish”). Compare Ilocano bugguong and Ibanag bagong. Unrelated to Thai กุ้ง (gûng).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- Syllabification: ba‧go‧ong
Noun
bagoóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜓᜂᜅ᜔)
- bagoong (Philippine condiment made from fermented fish or shrimp with salt)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “bagoong”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “bagoong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 543: “Salmuera) Bagoong (pp) para peſcado o carne”
- Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 33