hiya
BritishEtymology
Origin of hiya
C20: shortened from how are you?
Example Sentences
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Paras pointed to hiya, the Filipino concept of shame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
When Philippine food first became trendy, chefs told The Post about their feelings of hiya, or shame, about the duck embryos, pig’s blood, shrimp paste and other ingredients that proved challenging as American immigrants.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 9, 2018
Some Filipino immigrants in America have felt a sense of hiya around their food, with its duck embryos, pig’s blood, shrimp paste and other potentially hard-to-swallow ingredients.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2015
If you test Ponseca’s hiya theory on other Filipino Americans who are experimenting with Filipino dishes in upscale settings, they’ll generally nod their heads.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2015
Then, in weird and mouthing tone, Chaska sang of wind and wings: "Ho, Huya, Huya deshka, Huya, Huya, Huya deshka, Woo hiya, Woo hiya, Woo hiya, Unkitawa, Unkitawa, Ho!"
From The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country by Seton, Ernest Thompson
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