kakanin

Borrowed from Tagalog kakanin.

kakanin (countable and uncountable, plural kakanins or kakanin)

1. (Philippines) Any of various dessert rice cakes.

Initial reduplication of kanin. Equivalent to syncopic form of kakainin.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kakaˈnin/ [kɐ.xɐˈnin] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -in
  • IPA^(key): /kaˈkanin/ [kɐˈxa.nɪn] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -anin
• Syllabification: ka‧ka‧nin

kakanín (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜈᜒᜈ᜔)

1. rice cake, usually one served with shredded coconut

kakanin (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜈᜒᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

1. contemplative aspect of kanin

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