chanchau

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Spanish[edit]

Chino Chanchaulero ("a Chinese grass jelly vendor" circa 1847)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien 田草 (chhân-chháu, “grass jelly”). Compare Hiligaynon sansaw.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃant͡ʃau/ [ˈt͡ʃãnʲ.t͡ʃau̯]
  • Rhymes: -antʃau
  • Syllabification: chan‧chau

Noun[edit]

chanchau m (plural chanchaus)

  1. (Philippines, historical) gelatin made from agar (food)
  2. (Philippines, historical) grass jelly

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Venancio M. de Abella (1874) Vade-Mecum Filipino ó manual de la conversacion familiar Español-Tagalog‎[1], 12.ᵃ edition (overall work in Spanish and Tagalog), Escolta, Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, page 115
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