pangat

Cahuilla

Etymology

Possibly from pál (“water”) + the locative suffix -nga, thus "that which is in water"

Noun

pángat

1. A kind of tule or bulrush, Schoenoplectus americanus

Latin

Verb

pangat

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of pangō

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈŋat/ [pɐˈŋat]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: pa‧ngat

Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋat (“to cook fish in a rich, spicy sauce”). Compare Ilocano pangat, Pangasinan pangat, Bikol Central pangat, Minangkabau pangat, and Malay pengat.

Noun

pangát (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜆ᜔)

1. fish cooked in water and vinegar and salt added

   Synonym: pinangat

Derived terms

• ipangat
• magpangat
• pinangat

 

Etymology 2

Clipping of pangatlong init.

Noun

pangát (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜆ᜔)

1. (slang) food (usually leftovers) that has been reheated multiple times for eating

Further reading

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