sawsaw

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sawsáw (“to dip in liquid”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: saw‧saw
  • IPA(key): /ˈsausau/, [ˈsaʊ̯saʊ̯]

Noun

sáwsáw

  1. rinse, wash (for rice before boiling, pebbles, shells, etc.)
  2. flush (with clear water)
  3. defeating an opponent with a higher advantage in score

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *sawsáw ("to dip in liquid").

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: saw‧saw
  • IPA(key): /ˈsawsaw/, [ˈs̪aʊ̯.s̪aʊ̯]

Verb

sawsaw

  1. to dip

Noun

sawsaw

  1. a dip; a sauce for dipping

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • saosao – obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *sawsáw ("to dip in liquid"). Compare Cebuano sawsaw.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: saw‧saw
  • IPA(key): /sawˈsaw/, [saʊ̯ˈsaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw

Noun

sawsáw

  1. dipping into water (as of one's limbs, etc.)
  2. dipping of food (into a sauce, etc.)
  3. (figurative) meddling

Derived terms
  • isawsaw
  • magsawsaw
  • magsawsawan
  • makisawsaw
  • mapasawsaw
  • masawsaw
  • pagsasawsaw
  • sawsawan
  • sawsawero
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