kilaw

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ki‧law

Verb

kilaw

1. to eat meat, fish, etc., uncooked

Derived terms

• kinilaw

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiˈlaw/ [kɪˈlaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: ki‧law

Adjective

kiláw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

1. prepared by cutting into small pieces and marinated (in vinegar with salt, onion, black pepper, and other condiments, of a fish or meat dish)

   Synonyms: kinilaw, kinilawin

2. cooked slowly in low fire
3. young; juvenile; youthful; inexperienced

   Synonyms: bata, musmos, menor, menor de-edad, paslit, baguhan

See also

• inantala

Noun

kiláw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

1. act of preparing by cutting into small pieces and marinated (in vinegar with salt, onion, black pepper, and other condiments, of a fish or meat dish, eaten half-cooked or raw)

   Synonym: pagkikilaw

2. kinilaw (Filipino ceviche dish consisting of cubed raw fish marinated in vinegar or calamondin juice along with vegetables and spices)

   Synonyms: kilawin, kinilaw, kilawinin

3. green fruit (especially mango) sliced and marinated with salt, onion, and black pepper

   Synonym: buro

4. colic pain; acidity of the stomach

   Synonym: kinikilaw

5. novice; neophyte; beginner

   Synonyms: baguhan, bagito, bagong-singki

Derived terms

• kakilawan
• kilawin
• kilawinin
• kinilaw
• pagkikilaw

 

See also

• hilaw

Anagrams

• kawil, likaw

Yakan

Noun

kilaw

1. pickled fish or meat

Verb

kilaw

1. to pickle, to marinate (fish or meat)