matsakaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

machacao — Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish machacado (“knackered; exhausted”) with elision of intervocalic /ð/ (cf. kuwidaw).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mat͡ʃaˈkaw/ [mɐ.t͡ʃɐˈxaʊ̯]
Rhymes: -aw
Syllabification: mat‧sa‧kaw

Noun

matsakáw (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆ᜔ᜐᜃᜏ᜔)

pieces of bread oven-baked and made crisp
Synonym: biskotso

Further reading

“matsakaw” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“matsakaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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