"Pilipig" is a word in ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
n. young rice grains which are pounded and husked after being toasted in a pan or an open fire.
pilípig - (H) A dish of immature rice or
corn; to prepare or make such a dish.
Mapilípig kitá. Let us make a dish of
pilípig or límbok. Pilipíga ang kalanáy
nga ináni ko kaína. Prepare a dish of
pilípig from the sticky rice I cut a short
while ago. (cf. límbok, linubók).
pilípig n roasted young rice grains.
After being roasted the grains are pounded, winnowed, and used for making sweets.
v [A; a] make pilípig.
Am I witch? I don't know. That's what they call me. They say it's because I follow the rhythms of the earth, honor the seasons, dance under the moon and seek the ancient herbal wisdom of our ancestors. "Folk Lore, poppycock, myths," they say as they sneer at the rosemary in my cup, the comfrey brewing on the stove and turmeric stains on my hands. "Western medicine and science have replaced all that nonsense," they say. They make witches out to be evil and then call me a witch because I am seeking the knowledge & ancient wisdom that the world seems hell bent on forgetting. Well, they can call me what they like, but I know I am not evil. This is what I know: I am an intuitive woman who instinctively knows that this sacred earth holds healing that western medicine will never be able to replace. I will be here holding space. I will be their witch. So, here I am- A kitchen witch sipping her Rosemary tea, mixing up her herbal potion, dancing under the moon, and fighting for the knowledge & wisdom of our grandmothers to not be forgotten.
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límbok - (B) Immature rice or corn heated in a gánga and pounded while hot; the dish made from such …
Read the complete definitionpinilípig - Made into pilípig. Pinilípig nga pilít. Pilít-rice made into a dish of pilípig or ibus, which see.
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