sisig

English

Sizzling sisig served on grill platters.

Etymology

From Kapampangan.

Noun

sisig (uncountable)

1. A pork dish from the Philippines.

Further reading

• sisig on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• sising (obsolete, misspelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsisiɡ/, [ˈsiː.siɡ]
• Hyphenation: si‧sig

Noun

sísig

1. sisig (Filipino dish made of parts of a pig's face and belly)

Derived terms

• manisig
• manyisig
• mapanisig
• masisig

 

Further reading

• Bergaño, Diego (1732) Vocabulario de la lengua pampanga en romance‎^[1], Ramirez y Giraudier, published 1860

Maranao

Verb

sisig

1. to pass through a crack
2. to pick (teeth)

Derived terms

• panisig (“toothpick”)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Kapampangan sisig.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsisiɡ/ [ˈsi.sɪɡ]
• Rhymes: -isiɡ
• Syllabification: si‧sig

Noun

sisig (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔)

1. sisig (Filipino dish made of parts of pig's face and belly)

See also

• ensalada

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsisiɡ/ [ˈsi.sɪɡ]
• Rhymes: -isiɡ
• Syllabification: si‧sig

Noun

sisig (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔)

1. pickled fruit

Derived terms

• sinisig
• sisigin

 

See also

• atsara
• buro
• kilaw

 

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈsiɡ/ [sɪˈsiɡ]
• Rhymes: -iɡ
• Syllabification: si‧sig

Noun

sisíg (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔)

1. shaking of a winnowing basket

   Synonyms: igig, pag-igig

Derived terms

• sisigin

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsisiɡ/ [ˈsi.sɪɡ]
• Rhymes: -isiɡ
• Syllabification: si‧sig

Noun

sisig (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔)

1. (obsolete) salt water; brine

   Synonym: tubig-alat

Further reading

• “sisig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018