duro-duro

Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of duro (“puncture”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌduɾoʔ ˈduɾoʔ/ [ˌd̪uː.ɾoʔ ˈd̪uː.ɾoʔ]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌduɾo(ʔ) ˈduɾoʔ/ [ˌd̪uː.ɾoː ˈd̪uː.ɾoʔ]
• Rhymes: -uɾoʔ
• Syllabification: du‧ro-du‧ro

Noun

durò-durò (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇᜓᜇᜓᜇᜓ)

1. (Nueva Ecija) cascaron (a Filipino doughnut made of deep-fried ground glutinous rice, grated coconut, and sugar)

   Synonyms: kaskaron, karyoka

See also

• tuhog-tuhog