sawsawan

Cebuano

Etymology

sawsaw +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: saw‧sa‧wan

Noun

sawsawan

1. a dip; a sauce for dipping

Tagalog

Etymology

From sawsaw +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌsawˈsawan/ [ˌsaʊ̯ˈsa.wɐn] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -awan
  • IPA^(key): /sawsaˈwan/ [saʊ̯.sɐˈwan] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: saw‧sa‧wan

Noun

sáwsáwan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ᜔ᜐᜏᜈ᜔)

1. dip; sauce (for dipping food)

   Synonym: (Bulacan) saukan

2. saucer (for dipping food)

See also

• platito

Verb

sawsawán (complete sinawsawan, progressive sinasawsawan, contemplative sasawsawan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ᜔ᜐᜏᜈ᜔)

1. to use as a dip

   Synonym: pagsawsawan

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for sawsawan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	sawsaw		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
sawsawan	sinawsawan	sinasawsawan inasawsawan1	sasawsawan asawsawan1	sawsawi1
1 Dialectal use only.