suwahe

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• suahe
• swahe

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 沙蝦／沙虾 (soa-hê, literally “sand shrimp”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /suˈahe/ [ˈswaː.hɛ]
• Rhymes: -ahe
• Syllabification: su‧wa‧he

Noun

suwahe (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜏᜑᜒ)

1. greasyback shrimp; sand shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis)

Related terms

• hibi

 

See also

• hipon

Further reading

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