kawaliEtymologyBorrowed from Tagalog kawali, from Malay kuali, from Tamil குவளை (kuvaḷai, “wide-mouthed vessel; cup”).kawali means frying pan. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.nounfrying pan“Rain, blown in under the roof, spatters and sizzles in the kawali and clouds of woodsmoke blow back into the crowded hut, where we sit in tiers in the windows and on the edge of the sleeping platform.”