anghang

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • hanghang

Etymology

Elision of /h/ from variant hanghang. Exact etymology is unknown but possibilities are:

  • From Central Proto-Philippine *haŋhaŋ
  • Reduplication of a syncopic form of Old Tagalog *halang (“spiciness; pungence”).
  • From ang (“emphatic particle”) +‎ halang (“spiciness”).

Compare Pangasinan hanghang, Cebuano hang/halang, and Hiligaynon kahang.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ang‧hang
  • IPA(key): /ʔaŋˈhaŋ/, [ʔɐŋˈhaŋ]

Noun

angháng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔)

  1. spiciness; hotness of flavor; sharpness in taste or smell
    Synonyms: (of taste) hanghang, (of smell) sangsang
    Ang anghang naman! ― So spicy! (literally, “The spiciness!”)
  2. pungency; piquancy

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