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kamayan.

The traditional Filipino method of eating with the bare hands, often as a communal feast where food is served on banana leaves and eaten without utensils.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The traditional Filipino method of eating with the bare hands, often as a communal feast where food is served on banana leaves and eaten without utensils.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Tagalog kamayan (literally “with the hands”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.