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ampaw

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Philippines/ʔɐmˈpaʊ̯/

ampaw noun: a Filipino sweet puffed rice cake.

ampaw: a Filipino sweet puffed rice cake
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Noun

ampaw (plural ampaws or ampaw)

  1. (Philippines) A Filipino sweet puffed rice cake.

Forms of ampaw

pluralampaws
pluralampaw
alternative formampao

Origin of ampaw

From Tagalog ampaw. Compare Spanish hampáo, Cebuano ampaw, Ilocano ampaw, Central Bikol ampaw, Aklanon ampaw, Maranao ampaw.

Questions about ampaw

What does ampaw mean?
Ampaw means a Filipino sweet puffed rice cake.
What part of speech is ampaw?
Ampaw is a noun.
How do you pronounce ampaw?
Ampaw is pronounced /ʔɐmˈpaʊ̯/ (Philippines).
What is the plural of ampaw?
The plural of ampaw is ampaws.

Words near ampaw in the dictionary

  1. AMPAS
  2. Ampasit
  3. ampassies
  4. ampassy
  5. Ampatuan
  6. ampaw
  7. Ampawid
  8. ampaws
  9. Ampayon
  10. amped
  11. amped down

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