halo-halo

English

Etymology

From Tagalog halo-halo, a reduplication of halo (“mix”).

Pronunciation

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌhɑloʊˈhɑloʊ/

Noun

halo-halo (uncountable)

1. A Philippine dessert consisting of a mixture of shaved ice and milk with various boiled sweet beans and fruits, served cold in a tall glass or bowl.

See also

• ais kacang
• bingsu
• kakigōri

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• halu-halo
• haluhalo

Etymology

Reduplication of halo (“mix”). Literally, “mixture and mixtures”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌhaloʔ ˈhaloʔ/ [ˌhaː.loʔ ˈhaː.loʔ], /haˌlo ˈhaloʔ/ [hɐˌlo ˈhaː.loʔ]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌhalo(ʔ) ˈhaloʔ/ [ˌhaː.loː ˈhaː.loʔ]
• Rhymes: -aloʔ
• Syllabification: ha‧lo-ha‧lo

Noun

halò-halò or haló-halò (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓᜑᜎᜓ)

1. mixture of different things
2. halo-halo (dessert)

Usage notes

• According to the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (Commission on the Filipino Language), the dessert should be spelled as haluhalo and halo-halo for mixtures in general. (Note the difference in stress in pronunciation.) In practice, the prescription is not always followed.

Derived terms

• halo-haluan
• halo-haluin
• maghalo-halo
• paghalo-haluin

 

Adjective

halò-halò or haló-halò (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓᜑᜎᜓ)

1. made up of different things or kinds
2. mixed up; disorderly; in disorder

Further reading

• “halo-halo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “halo-halo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “haluhalo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 516: “Reboluer) Halohalo (pp) bueno [y malo] todo junto”