higute

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Spanish gigote (“dish of minced meat steeped in lard”), from French gigot (“ram leg”). Compare Bolivian Spanish jigote (“stuffing for meat filled pastries, made with beef or chicken, onion, potato, carrots, pepper, oregano, parsley, salt, yellow chili pepper, and beef broth”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiˈɡute/ [hɪˈɣuː.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ute
  • Syllabification: hi‧gu‧te

Noun

higute (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜓᜆᜒ) (dialectal)

  1. (Rizal) lugaw (rice porridge or gruel, especially the Filipino variety)
    Synonym: lugaw
  2. (Quezon) bopis (Filipino dish of pork or beef lungs and heart sautéed in tomatoes, chilies and onions)
    Synonyms: bopis, (Quezon) kandingga

See also

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