hugas-kalawang

Tagalog

Etymology

From hugas (“wash”) +‎ kalawang (“rust”), referring to the tradition of washing off the rust from farming tools and equipment of farmers and planters after a season of hard work.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌhuɡas kaˈlawaŋ/ [ˌhuː.ɣɐs kɐˈlaː.wɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -awaŋ
  • Syllabification: hu‧gas-ka‧la‧wang

Noun

hugas-kalawang (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜄᜐ᜔ᜃᜎᜏᜅ᜔)

  1. a tradition in Central Luzon performed by farmers as thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest

See also

Further reading

  • “hugas-kalawang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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