basa-basa

basa-basa

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Reduplication of basa (“to read”).

Verb

basa-basa

1. to leaf through; to peruse; to skim.

Etymology 2

Reduplication of basa (“wet”).

Adjective

basá-basâ

1. slightly wet; damp, moist

   Synonyms: uga-uga, umog

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Hiligaynon

Adjective

basâ-basâ

1. Diminutive of basâ Slightly damp.

Verb

basá-bása

1. Diminutive of bása To read a little, or occasionally.

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Masbatenyo

Noun

basa-basa

1. porridge

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Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of basa (“wet”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧sa-ba‧sa
• IPA^(key): /baˌsa baˈsaʔ/, [bɐˌsa bɐˈsaʔ] (adjective)
• IPA^(key): /ˌbasa ˈbasa/, [ˌba.sɐ ˈba.sɐ] (noun)

Adjective

basá-basâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜊᜐ)

1. slightly wet; damp; moist

Noun

basa-basa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜊᜐ)

1. rice porridge made from leftover rice

   Synonym: lugaw

Further reading

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