gawgaw

Hiligaynon

Noun

gawgaw

  1. starch

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Reduplication of gaw, or borrowed from the Dutch reduplication gauw gauw.

Adjective

gawgaw

  1. very quick, very fast

Tagalog

Etymology

From Chinese 膠／胶 (jiāo). Compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), and Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Burmese ကော် (kau).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: gaw‧gaw
  • IPA(key): /ɡawˈɡaw/, [ɡaʊ̯ˈɣaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -au

Noun

gawgáw (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜏ᜔ᜄᜏ᜔)

  1. starch made from plants or palms (especially cornstarch, but also those of cassava, arrowroot, etc.)
    Synonym: balinghoy
  2. laundry starch
    Synonyms: amirol, almidon
  3. Polynesian arrowroot (Tacca leontopetaloides)
  4. mixture obtained by stirring

Further reading
  • “gawgaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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