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tapsilog

/ˈtapsɪloɡ/

tapsilog noun: a meal of tapa with fried rice and fried egg.

tapsilog: a meal of tapa with fried rice and fried egg
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Noun

tapsilog (usually uncountable, plural tapsilogs)

  1. (Philippines, usually) A meal of tapa with fried rice and fried egg.
    • There was Rodic’s tapsilog, which was so good you didn’t mind that you smelled like tapsilog afterwards.2002, Jessica Zafra, “Remembrance of Tapsilogs Past”, in Twisted 6, Pasig: Anvil Publishing, →ISBN, page 83
    • Bago opened in June just north of First Avenue’s Little Manila cluster of Filipino restaurants. Almost everything is under $10, including tapsilog, caramelly cuts of beef, abetted by a fried egg and powerfully garlicky rice.2015 November 12, Ligaya Mishan, “Bago and Tito King’s Kitchen”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2015

Forms of tapsilog

pluraltapsilogs

Origin of tapsilog

Borrowed from Tagalog tapsilog.

Questions about tapsilog

What does tapsilog mean?
Tapsilog means a meal of tapa with fried rice and fried egg.
What part of speech is tapsilog?
Tapsilog is a noun.
How do you pronounce tapsilog?
Tapsilog is pronounced /ˈtapsɪloɡ/.
What is the plural of tapsilog?
The plural of tapsilog is tapsilogs.

Words near tapsilog in the dictionary

  1. taps the admiral
  2. taps up
  3. Tapscott
  4. Tapscotts
  5. Tapsell
  6. tapsilog
  7. tapsilogs
  8. tapsman
  9. tapsmen
  10. tapster
  11. tapsters

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