paklay

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Cebuano

A plate of Cebuano paklay

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 腹內腹内 (pak-lāi / pak-lǎi, offal, literally inside the stomach). Compare Hiligaynon paklay.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pak‧lay
  • IPA(key): /ˈpaklaj/

Noun

paklay (Badlit spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. a Filipino dish made from various pork, goat, or beef tripe or offal (internal organs), with sautéed spices, such as julienned ginger, chilis (siling mahaba), bamboo shoots (labong), carrots, bell pepper, tomatoes, garlic, onions, and black pepper, among other ingredients, especially in the cuisine of Central Visayas and Mindanao

See also

Further reading

  • Berto (2022 April 28) “Paklay (Pak-Lai)”, in The Philippines Today
  • JP Canonigo (2015 June) “PAKLAY”, in Kaon Ta Na!
  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Hiligaynon

A bowl of Ilonggo paklay

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 腹內腹内 (pak-lāi / pak-lǎi, offal, literally inside the stomach). Compare Cebuano paklay.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pak‧lay
  • IPA(key): /ˈpaklaj/

Noun

paklay

  1. a Filipino dish made from sautéed sliced bamboo shoots, mixed with meat such as fish or shrimp, ground pork or beef, with some tomatoes, onions, garlic, and other spices, among other ingredients, especially in the cuisine of Western Visayas
    Nakakáon kamí dídto sing manámit nga páklay.
    We had there a savoury dish of bamboo-shoots mixed with meat.

See also

Further reading

  • Kaufmann, John (1934) “Visayan-English Dictionary (Kapulúñgan Binisayá-Ininglís)”, in SEAlang Library Hiligaynon