sisig
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Sizzling sisig served on grill platters.
English
Etymology
From Kapampangan.
Noun
sisig (uncountable)
- A pork dish from the Philippines.
Further reading
Kapampangan
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
sísig
- sisig (Filipino dish made of parts of a pig's face and belly)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Bergaño, Diego (1732) Vocabulario de la lengua pampanga en romance, Ramirez y Giraudier, published 1860
Maranao
Verb
sisig
- to pass through a crack
- to pick (teeth)
Derived terms
- panisig (“toothpick”)
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Kapampangan sisig.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsisiɡ/
- Rhymes: -isiɡ
- Syllabification: si‧sig
Noun
sisig (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔)
- sisig (Filipino dish made of parts of pig's face and belly)
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsisiɡ/
- Rhymes: -isiɡ
- Syllabification: si‧sig
Noun
sisig (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔)
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈsiɡ/
- Rhymes: -iɡ
- Syllabification: si‧sig
Noun
sisíg (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔)
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsisiɡ/
- Rhymes: -isiɡ
- Syllabification: si‧sig
Noun
sisig (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔)
- (obsolete) salt water; brine
- Synonym: tubig-alat
Further reading
- “sisig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018