hugas-bigas

Tagalog

Etymology

From hugas +‎ bigas.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌhuɡas biˈɡas/ [ˌhu.ɣɐs bɪˈɣas]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: hu‧gas-bi‧gas

Noun

hugas-bigás (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜄᜐ᜔ᜊᜒᜄᜐ᜔)

  1. water or liquid used to wash rice, usually made into stock thereafter

Further reading
  • “hugas-bigas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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