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Cebuano
Etymology
From ellipsis of gaya-gaya puto maya
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pu‧to ma‧ya
- IPA(key): /ˌputo ˈmaja/
Noun
puto maya (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜓ ᜋᜌ)
- puto maya (a rice cake made by boiling glutinous rice in coconut milk with ginger and sugar, usually served folded in banana leaves)
Tagalog
Etymology
From ellipsis of gaya-gaya puto maya.
Pronunciation
Noun
puto maya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜓ ᜋᜌ)
- puto maya (a rice cake pastry made by boiling glutinous rice in coconut milk with sugar and grated coconut, as an easier alternative to puto, which is cooked steamed)
See also
Further reading
- “putomaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018