Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bibingka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bib-ing-ka
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rice cake made using rice flour, sugar and coconut milk and wrapped in banana leaves.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Nearly two years after starting work on their century-old building on Girard Avenue […] the lechon sisig bowls, ensaymada, and bibingka are expected to roll out of the kitchen starting Feb. 8. […] Besides house-made pastries such as calamansi doughnuts, ensaymada, bibingka, and ube handpies, breakfast options will include the Rich Tita with pork longganisa (a sausage similar to chorizo), egg, and Cooper sharp cheese; […]"

Etymology

From Tagalog bibingka, from Malay bingka (“cake made of rice flour, coconut milk, eggs and palm sugar”), as in Malay kuih bingka. See also Indonesian kue bingka, Macanese bebinca.

Word Breakdown

Root: bibingka, bingka

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

bibingkas (plural)

Questions

What does bibingka mean?: A rice cake made using rice flour, sugar and coconut milk and wrapped in banana leaves.
Where does bibingka come from?: From Tagalog bibingka, from Malay bingka (“cake made of rice flour, coconut milk, eggs and palm sugar”), as in Malay kuih bingka. See also Indonesian kue bingka, Macanese bebinca.

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