Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Hokkien 胛心肉 (kah-sim-bah, back portion of meat, literally shoulder blade heart meat).

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Noun

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kasim (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. pork shoulder

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Etymology 2

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Compare ngasim.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kasím (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. sour taste of food that is about to become spoiled

References

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  • kasim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 81
  • Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 135

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