bihon

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 米粉 (bí-hún, “rice vermicelli”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bi‧hon
• IPA^(key): /ˈbihon/ [ˈbi.hon̪]

Noun

bihon

1. rice vermicelli

Maranao

Noun

bihon

1. rice vermicelli

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bijon — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 米粉 (bí-hún, “rice vermicelli”) (cf. Indonesian bihun, Singaporean English bee hoon).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbihon/ [ˈbiː.hon̪]
• Rhymes: -ihon
• Syllabification: bi‧hon

Noun

bihon (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜓᜈ᜔)

1. rice vermicelli; bihon (thin, white rice noodles)

Derived terms

• bihunan
• bihunin

See also

• sotanghon

Further reading

• “bihon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.