sawsawan

Cebuano

Etymology

From sawsaw +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sawˈsawan/ [s̪ɐʊ̯ˈs̪a.wɐn̪]
• Hyphenation: saw‧sa‧wan

Noun

sawsáwan (Badlit spelling ᜐᜏ᜔ᜐᜏᜈ᜔)

1. a dip; a sauce for dipping

See also

• platito

Tagalog

Etymology

From sawsaw +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /sawˈsawan/ [saʊ̯ˈsaː.wɐn̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -awan
  • IPA^(key): /sawsaˈwan/ [saʊ̯.sɐˈwan̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: saw‧sa‧wan

Noun

sawsawan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ᜔ᜐᜏᜈ᜔)

1. dip; sauce (for dipping food)

   Synonyms: (Bulacan) saukan, sarsa

2. saucer (for dipping food)

See also

• platito

Verb

sawsawán (complete sinawsawan, progressive sinasawsawan, contemplative sasawsawan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ᜔ᜐᜏᜈ᜔)

1. to use as a dip

   Synonym: pagsawsawan

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for sawsawan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	sawsaw		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
sawsawan	sinawsawan	sinasawsawan inasawsawan1	sasawsawan asawsawan1	sawsawi1
1 Dialectal use only.