kilaw

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ki‧law

Verb

kilaw

  1. to eat meat, fish, etc., uncooked

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

Adjective

kiláw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

  1. prepared by cutting into small pieces and marinated (in vinegar with salt, onion, black pepper, and other condiments, of a fish or meat dish)
    Synonyms: kinilaw, kinilawin
  2. cooked slowly in low fire
  3. young; juvenile; youthful; inexperienced
    Synonyms: bata, musmos, menor, menor de-edad, paslit, baguhan

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Noun

kiláw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

  1. act of preparing by cutting into small pieces and marinated (in vinegar with salt, onion, black pepper, and other condiments, of a fish or meat dish, eaten half-cooked or raw)
    Synonym: pagkikilaw
  2. kinilaw (Filipino ceviche dish consisting of cubed raw fish marinated in vinegar or calamondin juice along with vegetables and spices)
    Synonyms: kilawin, kinilaw, kilawinin
  3. green fruit (especially mango) sliced and marinated with salt, onion, and black pepper
    Synonym: buro
  4. colic pain; acidity of the stomach
    Synonym: kinikilaw
  5. novice; neophyte; beginner
    Synonyms: baguhan, bagito, bagong-singki

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Anagrams

Yakan

Noun

kilaw

  1. pickled fish or meat

Verb

kilaw

  1. to pickle, to marinate (fish or meat)