kakanin

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog kakanin.

Noun

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kakanin (countable and uncountable, plural kakanins or kakanin)

  1. (Philippines) Any of various dessert rice cakes.

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Initial reduplication of kanin. Equivalent to syncopic form of kakainin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kakanín (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜈᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. rice cake, usually one served with shredded coconut

Verb

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kakanin (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜈᜒᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. contemplative aspect of kanin

Further reading

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  • kakanin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018