sangkaka

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /saŋˈkaka/ [sɐŋˈkaː.xɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: sang‧ka‧ka

Noun

sangkaka (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜃᜃ)

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

Further reading

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