lukba

Tagalog

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Hokkien 滷肉 (ló͘-bah, “braised meat”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: luk‧ba

IPA^(key): /lukˈbaʔ/, [lʊkˈbaʔ]

Noun

lukbâ

jerked meat
Synonyms: tapa, pindang
jerking of meat
Synonym: pagtatapa

Derived terms

lukbain
nilukba

Adjective

lukbâ

jerked
Synonyms: nilukba, tapa, tinapa

Further reading

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

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