singaw

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: si‧ngaw
  • IPA(key): /siˈŋaw/, [sɪˈŋaʊ̯]

Noun

singáw

  1. vapor; steam (from boiling water)
  2. fumes; (from a machine, etc.)
  3. evaporation of vapor from the ground
    Synonyms: alimuom, alingasaw
  4. waft; puff of air
  5. leakage of air or gas (as from an airtight container)
  6. (pathology) inflamed sores (on corners of one's lips)
  7. (pathology) skin eruptions (such as rashes, prickly heat, and other skin diseases)
    Synonym: bukal
  8. (botany) growth of moss, lichen, fungi, etc.
  9. (botany) fungus or other similar plants
  10. (figurative) original traits (of the youth, etc.)

Derived terms
  • magpasingaw
  • pasingawan
  • pasingawin
  • singawan
  • singaw-buhay
  • sumingaw
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