kamayan

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noun

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.

OriginTagalog kamayan →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounkamayan (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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.

Origin

  1. Tagalogkamayan
  2. Englishkamayan

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

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APA

kamayan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamayan

MLA

“kamayan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamayan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kamayan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamayan.

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