isaw

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isaw. Compare Javanese ꦲꦶꦱꦺꦴ (iso, “animal intestine”) and Indonesian iso.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: i‧saw

IPA^(key): /ˈʔisaw/, [ˈʔi.saʊ̯]

Noun

isaw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜏ᜔)

isaw (Filipino street food made from barbecued pork or chicken intestines)
small intestine of animals
(anatomy) small intestine

Derived terms

dulong-isaw
gitnang-isaw
punong-isaw

Further reading

“isaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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