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Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lu‧gaw
- IPA(key): /ˈluɡaw/
Noun
lugaw
- rice porridge
Derived terms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lu‧gaw
- IPA(key): /ˈluɡaw/
Noun
lugaw
- rice porridge (especially the plain one)
Kapampangan
Pronunciation
Noun
lúgaw
- rice porridge
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *lugaw (“rice porridge”). Compare Agutaynen logaw, Bikol Central lugaw, Cebuano lugaw, Aklanon eugaw, Hiligaynon lugaw, and Waray-Waray lugaw.
Pronunciation
Noun
lugaw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜄᜏ᜔)
- lugaw (rice porridge or gruel, especially the Filipino variety)
- Synonyms: nilugaw, (Rizal) higute
- cooking of lugaw
- (obsolete) rice stewed with milk or fat, and also rarely with plain water, commonly given to children as food
Derived terms
See also
Adjective
lugáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜄᜏ᜔)
- (figurative) unable to think clearly; confused
- Synonym: sabaw
Further reading
- “lugaw”, 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 79: “ARoz guiſado) Logao (pp) con leche con agua ſola, pero ralo”
- page 463: “Papas) Logao (pp) que dan alos niños hechas de arroz, muy coçido”
Anagrams
Waray-Waray
Noun
lugaw
- rice porridge