spiciness; hotness of flavor; sharpness in taste or smell
köken: Apheresis of /h/ from variant hanghang. Exact etymology is unknown but possibilities are: * From Central Proto-Philippine *haŋhaŋ * Reduplication of halang (“spiciness; pungence”) with elision of /l/. Compare Pangasinan hanghang, Cebuano hang /halang, and Hiligaynon kahang.