hugas-kalawang

== Tagalog == === Etymology === From hugas (“wash”) +‎ kalawang (“rust”), referring to the tradition of washing off the rust from farming tools and equipment of farmers and planters after a season of hard work. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌhuɡas kaˈlawaŋ/ [ˌhuː.ɣɐs kɐˈlaː.wɐŋ] Rhymes: -awaŋ Syllabification: hu‧gas-ka‧la‧wang === Noun === hugas-kalawang (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜄᜐ᜔ᜃᜎᜏᜅ᜔) a tradition in Central Luzon performed by farmers as thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “hugas-kalawang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018