sawsaw

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sawsáw (“to dip in liquid”).

• Hyphenation: saw‧saw
• IPA^(key): /ˈsawsaw/, [ˈsaʊ̯.saʊ̯]

sáwsáw

1. rinse, wash (for rice before boiling, pebbles, shells, etc.)
2. flush (with clear water)
3. defeating an opponent with a higher advantage in score

From Proto-Philippine *sawsáw ("to dip in liquid").

• Hyphenation: saw‧saw
• IPA^(key): /ˈsawsaw/, [ˈs̪aʊ̯.s̪aʊ̯]

sawsaw

1. to dip

sawsaw

1. a dip; a sauce for dipping

• saosao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

From Proto-Philippine *sawsáw (“to dip in liquid”). Compare Cebuano sawsaw.

• IPA^(key): /sawˈsaw/, [saʊ̯ˈsaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Hyphenation: saw‧saw

sawsáw (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ᜔ᜐᜏ᜔)

1. dipping into water (as of one's limbs, etc.)
2. dipping of food (into a sauce, etc.)
3. (figurative, colloquial) meddling

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