hugas-bigas

Tagalog

Etymology

From hugas +‎ bigas.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌhuɡas biˈɡas/, [ˌhu.ɣɐs bɪˈɣas]
Hyphenation: hu‧gas‧bi‧gás

Noun

hugas-bigás (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜄᜐ᜔ᜊᜒᜄᜐ᜔)

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

Further reading

“hugas-bigas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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