TAGALOG LANG Did you know that Tagalog Lang translates as "Tagalog Only" in Tagalog?

GAWGAW

The Tagalog word gawgaw is Chinese in origin.
Gawgaw refers to the starch used in food as well as the starch used to stiffen clothes.



Lugawgaw is a combination of the words lugaw and gawgaw.
It is informally used to describe something gruelly (has the consistency of gruel).