Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: daing
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dried fish, usually split open (though they may be left whole), gutted, salted liberally, and then sun- and air-dried.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] (including drugstores, even if one could pay; food could be had only through the generosity of kindly neighbors, if one was caught flatfooted without a single can of sardines or a handful of daing)."
"Trout is done daing-style, marinated in garlic and vinegar, dried and fried, accompanied by garlic fried rice and sweet cherry tomatoes."
"Cusinera serves stupendous silog (traditional Filipino breakfast, $5.61) — eggs with garlic rice and a protein of your choice, such as daing (crispy dried fish), longaniza (juicy, garlicky pork sausage) and tapa (cured beef steak)."

Etymology

From Tagalog daing.

Word Breakdown

Root: daing

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

daing na bangus

Frequently Paired Words

daing na bangus

Questions

What does daing mean?: Dried fish, usually split open (though they may be left whole), gutted, salted liberally, and then sun- and air-dried.
Where does daing come from?: From Tagalog daing.

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