sangkaka
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chancaca (“panela”), from Classical Nahuatl chiyancaca (“sugar; sweetener”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sang‧ka‧ka
- IPA(key): /saŋˈkaka/, [sɐŋˈka.xɐ]
Noun
sangkaka (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜃᜃ)
- brown molasses molded into a cake in coconut shells
- Synonym: panotsa
Further reading
- “sangkaka” in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018.