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ampaw

Definition

  1. a kind of native sweet made of glutinous rice powder which is cooked in lard until it swells and forms a hollow ball after which it is rolled on popped glutinous rice steeped in melted sugar.

Examples

  • Nangaramid ti baket iti ampaw para iti piesta, isu nga adu ti ubbing a nagayat iti daytoy.

    The old woman made ampaw for the festival, so many children liked it.

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Definition

  1. foolish, silly, nit-wit.

Conjugated Forms

Examples

  • Nagampaw isuna iti padaya.

    He/she acted foolishly at the feast.

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Definition

  1. a kind of native sweet made of glutinous rice powder which is cooked in lard until it swells and forms a hollow ball after which it is rolled on popped glutinous rice steeped in melted sugar.

Conjugated Forms

Examples

  • Nagampaw ti baket iti bigat tapno maisagana daytoy sakbay ti piesta iti rabii.

    The old woman made ampaw in the morning so it would be ready before the festival at night.

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