sangkaka

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chancaca (“panela”), from Classical Nahuatl chiyancaca (“sugar; sweetener”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saŋˈkaka/ [sɐŋˈkaː.xɐ]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: sang‧ka‧ka

Noun

sangkaka (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜃᜃ)

1. brown molasses molded into a cake in coconut shells

   Synonym: panotsa

Further reading

• “sangkaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018