basa-basa

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Reduplication of basa (“to read”).

Verb

basa-basa

  1. to leaf through; to peruse; to skim.

Etymology 2

Reduplication of basa (“wet”).

Adjective

basá-basâ

  1. slightly wet; damp, moist
    Synonyms: uga-uga, umog

Hiligaynon

Adjective

basâ-basâ

  1. Diminutive of basâ Slightly damp.

Verb

basá-bása

  1. Diminutive of bása To read a little, or occasionally.

Masbatenyo

Noun

basa-basa

  1. porridge

Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of basa (“wet”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ba‧sa-ba‧sa
  • IPA(key): /baˌsa baˈsaʔ/, [bɐˌsa bɐˈsaʔ] (adjective)
  • IPA(key): /ˌbasa ˈbasa/, [ˌba.sɐ ˈba.sɐ] (noun)

Adjective

basá-basâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜊᜐ)

  1. slightly wet; damp; moist

Noun

basa-basa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜊᜐ)

  1. rice porridge made from leftover rice
    Synonym: lugaw

Further reading
  • “basa-basa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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