pinakbet

English

Noun

pinakbet (uncountable)

1. A stew of the Philippines, consisting of mixed vegetables steamed in fish or shrimp sauce.

   Synonym: pakbet

   • 2009 May 13, Steven Stern, “In New York, the Taste of Victory”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The Pork-Off, held May 3, featured the expected ribs and barbecue, along with the Filipino stew pinakbet.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pakbet

Etymology

Borrowed from Ilocano pinakbet (“vegetable dish”), contracted form of pinakebbet (“shrunk; shriveled”), from pa- +‎ kebbet +‎ -in-. The dish is made of vegetables that shrink and wrinkle when cooked.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pinakˈbet/ [pɪ.n̪ɐkˈbɛt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -et
• Syllabification: pi‧nak‧bet

Noun

pinakbét (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜃ᜔ᜊᜒᜆ᜔)

1. pinakbet (vegetable stew)

Further reading

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