hugas-bigas

Tagalog

Etymology

From hugas +‎ bigas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌhuɡas biˈɡas/ [ˌhuː.ɣɐs bɪˈɣas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: hu‧gas-bi‧gas

Noun

hugas-bigás (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜄᜐ᜔ᜊᜒᜄᜐ᜔)

1. water or liquid used to wash rice, usually made into stock thereafter

Further reading

• “hugas-bigas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018