himagas

Tagalog

Etymology

From him- +‎ pagas (“to diminish; to ebb”), possibly originally to get rid of bad taste.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiˈmaɡas/ [hɪˈmaː.ɣɐs]
  • Rhymes: -aɡas
  • Syllabification: hi‧ma‧gas

Noun

himagas (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜋᜄᜐ᜔)

  1. dessert (food)
  2. act of eating dessert

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “himagas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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