habhab

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *habhab (“to gulp; to devour; to eat like a pig”), according to Blust (2010–). Compare Tagalog habhab, Western Bukidnon Manobo habhab, Hiligaynon ab-ab, Ibaloi abab-en, Ilocano ab-ab.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hab‧hab

Verb

habhab

1. to gobble; to eat hastily or greedily; to scoff
2. to pig out

See also

• sabsab / sibsib

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *habhab (“to gulp; to devour; to eat like a pig”), according to Blust (2010–). Compare Cebuano habhab, Western Bukidnon Manobo habhab, Hiligaynon ab-ab, Ibaloi abab-en, Ilocano ab-ab.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /habˈhab/ [hɐbˈhab̚]
• Rhymes: -ab
• Syllabification: hab‧hab

Noun

habháb (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊ᜔ᜑᜊ᜔)

1. voracious and noisy eating peculiar to pigs, dogs, etc.

   Synonyms: sabsab, hakhak, lablab, laklak, pagsabsab

2. biting in the manner of a toothless person (as if with one's lips)

   Synonyms: ngabngab, pagngabngab, kabkab

3. violent attack by a quadruped animal (snout first, especially of pigs or dogs)

   Synonym: sibasib

4. pig feed

   Synonyms: kaning-baboy, kakaning-baboy

5. unpolished rice; husked rice not yet cleaned

   Synonym: pinawa

6. a type of pancit noodle dish

Adjective

habháb (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊ᜔ᜑᜊ᜔)

1. unpolished (of rice)

   Synonym: di-luba

See also

• sabsab

Further reading

• “habhab”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*habhab”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI