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kawali

kawali noun: frying pan.

Noun

kawali (plural kawalis)

  1. (Philippines) frying pan
    • Rain, blown in under the roof, spatters and sizzles in the kawali and clouds of woodsmoke blow back into the crowded hut, where we sit in tiers in the windows and on the edge of the sleeping platform.2010, William J. Pomeroy, The Forest, page 100

Forms of kawali

pluralkawalis

Origin of kawali

Borrowed from Tagalog kawali, from Malay kuali, from Tamil குவளை (kuvaḷai, “wide-mouthed vessel; cup”).

Questions about kawali

What does kawali mean?
Kawali means frying pan.
What part of speech is kawali?
Kawali is a noun.
What is the plural of kawali?
The plural of kawali is kawalis.

Words near kawali in the dictionary

  1. Kawakami Ken
  2. kawakas
  3. kawakawa
  4. kawakawas
  5. kawal
  6. kawali
  7. kawalis
  8. Kawamata
  9. Kawamoto
  10. Kawamura
  11. kawanatanga

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