“Soup, broth” in every Philippine language
Soup, broth across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Soup, broth |
|---|---|
| English | Soup, broth |
| Tagalog | Sabaw |
| Ilocano | Digo |
| Cebuano | Sabaw |
| Hiligaynon | Sabaw |
| Waray | Sabaw |
| Bikol | Sabaw |
| Kapampangan | Sabo |
| Pangasinan | Sabaw |
What the pattern shows
Sabaw in six, with Kapampangan sabo the same word shortened. Ilocano digo is the only real outlier.
Where they agree
- Sabaw — Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol, Pangasinan
Standing alone: English (Soup, broth), Ilocano (Digo) and Kapampangan (Sabo).
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Where this comes from
This row is one of 161 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.