“Garlic” in every Philippine language
Garlic across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Garlic |
|---|---|
| English | Garlic |
| Tagalog | Bawang |
| Ilocano | Bawang |
| Cebuano | Ahos |
| Hiligaynon | Ahos |
| Waray | Ahos |
| Bikol | Bawang |
| Kapampangan | Bawang |
| Pangasinan | Bawang |
What the pattern shows
The Visayan languages took the Spanish 'ajos'; the Luzon languages kept the native 'bawang'.
Where they agree
- Bawang — Tagalog, Ilocano, Bikol, Kapampangan, Pangasinan
- Ahos — Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray
English stands alone with Garlic.
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Where this comes from
This row is one of 84 concept pages drawn from a parallel set of everyday vocabulary held across nine languages. You can browse all of them, download the whole set under CC BY-SA 4.0, or paste text to find out which language it is.
Compiled from published general reference and pending review by native speakers. If something here is wrong in a language you speak, please tell us.