matsakaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• machacao — Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish machacado (“knackered; exhausted”) with elision of intervocalic /ð/ (cf. kuwidaw, salpikaw).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mat͡ʃaˈkaw/ [mɐ.t͡ʃɐˈxaʊ̯]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /matsaˈkaw/ [mɐt̪.sɐˈxaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: mat‧sa‧kaw

Noun

matsakáw (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆ᜔ᜐᜃᜏ᜔)

1. pieces of bread oven-baked and made crisp

   Synonym: biskotso

Further reading

• “matsakaw”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “matsakaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018