aluwa

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English

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Noun

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aluwa

  1. A Sri Lankan sweet, made from rice flour or potatoes with treacle, cardamom and usually cashew nuts, and served in a flat cookie-like form. It is similar to halva.

Tausug

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Etymology

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Compare Tagalog kaluluwa.

Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔalua/ [ʔɑˈlwɑ]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: a‧lu‧wa

Noun

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aluwa

  1. spirit (usually of a dead person)
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