sawsaw
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sawsáw (“to dip in liquid”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: saw‧saw
- IPA(key): /ˈsausau/, [ˈsaʊ̯saʊ̯]
Noun
sáwsáw
- rinse, wash (for rice before boiling, pebbles, shells, etc.)
- flush (with clear water)
- defeating an opponent with a higher advantage in score
Derived terms
- magsawsaw
- sawsawan
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *sawsáw ("to dip in liquid").
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: saw‧saw
- IPA(key): /ˈsawsaw/, [ˈs̪aʊ̯.s̪aʊ̯]
Verb
sawsaw
- to dip
Noun
sawsaw
- 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
- dipping into water (as of one's limbs, etc.)
- dipping of food (into a sauce, etc.)
- (figurative) meddling
Derived terms
- isawsaw
- magsawsaw
- magsawsawan
- makisawsaw
- mapasawsaw
- masawsaw
- pagsasawsaw
- sawsawan
- sawsawero