sisig

Where does the word "sisig" come from? It comes from Kapampangan sisig, and was adopted directly into English (1900s).

Sisig’s story begins in Kapampangan: sisig meant “a sour salad, later a pork dish.” Originally meant a sour salad, later a sizzling dish of chopped pork parts. It reached English by 1900s as sisig. Kapampangan cooks in Angeles City made it famous; Lucia Cunanan, 'the Sisig Queen', created the sizzling version in 1974. Today, sisig means a sizzling Filipino dish made from chopped, seasoned pork parts.

1. Stage 1 · Kapampangan · medieval sisig "a sour salad, later a pork dish", originally meant a sour salad, later a sizzling dish of chopped pork parts.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1900s sisig "a sizzling Filipino dish of chopped pork", Kapampangan cooks in Angeles City made it famous; Lucia Cunanan, 'the Sisig Queen', created the sizzling version in 1974.