tinola

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from *tola +‎ -in-. The word tola (or tula) means “to boil” in Central Philippines. Compare Aklanon tinoea (“vegetable dish”) from toea, Hiligaynon tinola / tinula (“vegetable soup”) from tola / tula, Cebuano tinola / tinula (“stew”) from tola / tula, Waray-Waray tinula (“fish stew”) from tula, Tausug tiyula' (“soup made by boiling fish, seafood, poultry, or meat in water”) from tula', and Agusan Manobo tu'ya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiˈnola/ [tɪˈno.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ola
• Syllabification: ti‧no‧la

Noun

tinola (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈᜓᜎ)

1. tinola (Filipino soup cooked with chicken or fish, wedges of papaya)

See also

• nilaga
• sinigang

 

Further reading

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