chinchao

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • chanchao — obsolete
  • chin chao
  • chinchaw
  • tsintsaw — uncommon, colloquial

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Chavacano chinchao, from earlier variant chanchao, from Philippine Spanish chanchau, from Hokkien 仙草 (sian-chháu / chhian-chháu / chhan-chháu / chhin-chháu, “grass jelly”) / 田草 (chhân-tsháu, “grass jelly”). Compare Hiligaynon sansaw, Indonesian cincau, and Malay cincau.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃaw/ [t͡ʃɪn̪ˈt͡ʃaʊ̯]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tsinˈtsaw/ [t͡sɪn̪ˈt͡saʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: chin‧chao

Noun

chincháo (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜏ᜔) (now dialectal, Cavite)

  1. noodle-like strands used as an ingredient for cold beverages
  2. cold beverage that uses said ingredient, coconut milk, syrup, toasted rice, coconut, and melon, now served during Lent
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