"sawsaw" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /sawˈsaw/ [Standard-Tagalog], [saʊ̯ˈsaʊ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: sawsáw [canonical], ᜐᜏ᜔ᜐᜏ᜔ [Baybayin], saosao [alternative]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sawsáw (“to dip in liquid”). Compare Cebuano sawsaw. For the sense “meddling”, compare Spanish salsear (“to meddle; to gossip”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:inh|phi-pro:*sawsáw<t:to dip in liquid>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "sawsaw", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="sawsaw"> Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sawsáw (“to dip in liquid”)., {{cog|ceb|sawsaw}} Cebuano sawsaw, {{m-g|meddling}} “meddling”, {{ncog|es|salsear||to meddle; to gossip}} Spanish salsear (“to meddle; to gossip”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|sawsáw|b=+}} sawsáw (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ᜔ᜐᜏ᜔)
  1. dipping into water (as of one's limbs, etc.)
    Sense id: en-sawsaw-tl-noun-o3q2Zb0J Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 9 2 7 2 18 45 6 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 2 6 2 19 49 5 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 1 4 1 22 58 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 8 2 7 2 17 46 6 11 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 73 9 18 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 68 11 21 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 83 6 12 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 78 9 13 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 72 9 19 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 39 20 42 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 76 8 16
  2. dipping of food (into a sauce, etc.)
    Sense id: en-sawsaw-tl-noun-Kqe56QlC Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 39 20 42
  3. (figurative, colloquial) meddling Tags: colloquial, figuratively
    Sense id: en-sawsaw-tl-noun-W8u9SSEN Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 39 20 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: isawsaw, magsawsaw, magsawsawan, makisawsaw, mapasawsaw, masawsaw, pagsasawsaw, sawsaw-suka, sawsawan, sawsawero
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