gawgaw

Hiligaynon

Noun

gawgaw

  1. starch

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Reduplication of gaw, or borrowed from the Dutch reduplication gauw gauw.

Adjective

gawgaw

  1. very quick, very fast

Tagalog

Etymology

From Chinese [Term?]. Compare Bikol Central gawgaw, Hiligaynon gawgaw, and Waray-Waray gawgaw.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: gaw‧gaw
  • IPA(key): /ɡawˈɡaw/, [ɡaʊ̯ˈɣaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -au

Noun

gawgáw

  1. starch made from plants or palms (especially cornstarch, but also those of cassava, arrowroot, etc.)
    Synonym: balinghoy
  2. laundry starch
    Synonyms: amirol, almidon
  3. Polynesian arrowroot (Tacca leontopetaloides)
  4. mixture obtained by stirring
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