“Rice (uncooked)” in every Philippine language
Rice (uncooked) across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Rice (uncooked) |
|---|---|
| English | Rice (uncooked) |
| Tagalog | Bigas |
| Ilocano | Bagas |
| Cebuano | Bugas |
| Hiligaynon | Bugas |
| Waray | Bugas |
| Bikol | Bagas |
| Kapampangan | Abias |
| Pangasinan | Belas |
What the pattern shows
All eight distinguish uncooked grain from cooked rice with separate words — a distinction English has to spell out.
Where they agree
- Bugas — Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray
- Bagas — Ilocano, Bikol
Standing alone: English (Rice (uncooked)), Tagalog (Bigas), Kapampangan (Abias) and Pangasinan (Belas).
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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.