bagoong

English

Noun

bagoong (uncountable)

1. A Philippine condiment made from fermented fish or shrimps.

Anagrams

• gong bao

Hiligaynon

Noun

bagóong

1. shrimp paste

Pangasinan

Noun

bagoong

1. fermented fish paste

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Northern Philippine *bagúʔung (“salted/picked shrimps or fish”). Compare Ilocano bugguong and Ibanag bagong. Unrelated to Thai กุ้ง (gûng).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /baɡoˈʔoŋ/ [bɐ.ɣoˈʔoŋ]
    • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • IPA^(key): /baˈɡoʔoŋ/ [bɐˈɣoː.ʔoŋ] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: ba‧go‧ong

Noun

bagoóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜓᜂᜅ᜔)

1. bagoong (Philippine condiment made from fermented fish or shrimp with salt)

Derived terms

• bagoong-balayan
• bagoongan
• bagoongin
• binagoongan
• magbabagoong
• magbagoong

 

See also

• binuro
• buro
• heko
• inasnan
• kilaw
• patis
• taghilaw

 

Further reading

• “bagoong”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “bagoong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 543: “Salmuera) Bagoong (pp) para peſcado o carne”
• Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 33