gawgaw

== Hiligaynon == === Noun === gawgaw starch == Sranan Tongo == === Etymology === Reduplication of gaw, or borrowed from the Dutch reduplication gauw gauw. === Adjective === gawgaw very quick, very fast == Tagalog == === Etymology === Possibly from Chinese. Compare Central Bikol gawgaw, Hiligaynon gawgaw, and Waray-Waray gawgaw. See also Burmese ကော် (kau), and Chinese 膠 / 胶. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡawˈɡaw/ [ɡaʊ̯ˈɣaʊ̯] Rhymes: -aw Syllabification: gaw‧gaw === Noun === gawgáw (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜏ᜔ᜄᜏ᜔) starch made from plants or palms (especially cornstarch, but also those of cassava, arrowroot, etc.) Synonym: balinghoy laundry starch Synonyms: amirol, almidon Polynesian arrowroot (Tacca leontopetaloides) mixture obtained by stirring === Further reading === “gawgaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 === Anagrams === wagwag