sangkaka

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chancaca (“panela”), from Classical Nahuatl chiyancaca (“sugar; sweetener”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: sang‧ka‧ka

IPA^(key): /saŋˈkaka/, [sɐŋˈka.xɐ]

Noun

sangkaka (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜃᜃ)

brown molasses molded into a cake in coconut shells
Synonym: panotsa

Further reading

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

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