lugaw

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: lu‧gaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈluɡaw/ [ˈl̪u.ɡɐʊ̯]

Noun

lugaw

  1. rice porridge (especially the plain one)

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: lu‧gaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈluɡaw/ [ˈl̪u.ɡaʊ̯]

Noun

lugaw

  1. rice porridge

Derived terms

  • linugaw

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluɡaw/ [ˈluː.ɡäʊ̯]

Noun

lúgaw

  1. rice porridge

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lugaw (rice porridge). Compare Agutaynen logaw, Central Bikol lugaw, Cebuano lugaw, Aklanon eugaw, Hiligaynon lugaw, and Waray-Waray lugaw.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈluɡaw/ [ˈluː.ɣaʊ̯] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -uɡaw
    • IPA(key): /luˈɡaw/ [lʊˈɣaʊ̯] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: lu‧gaw

Noun

lugaw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜄᜏ᜔)

  1. lugaw (rice porridge or gruel, especially the Filipino variety)
    Synonyms: nilugaw, (Rizal) higute
  2. cooking of lugaw
  3. (obsolete) rice stewed with milk or fat, and also rarely with plain water, commonly given to children as food [16th–17th c.]

Derived terms

  • ilugaw
  • ipaglugaw
  • lugawan
  • maglugaw
  • nilugaw
  • tubong lugaw

See also

Adjective

lugáw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜄᜏ᜔)

  1. (figurative) unable to think clearly; confused
    Synonym: sabaw

Further reading

Anagrams

Waray-Waray

Noun

lugaw

  1. rice porridge