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Philippines · English meaning
Araw-araw means every day, not two days
In Tagalog, araw means day or sun, while the full reduplication araw-araw means every day. Repeating a form can perform a grammatical or semantic function rather than merely making it sound playful. Two copies do not simply mean two of the thing.
The repeated word describes a recurring pattern.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-05