bangbangan [bangbángan] n A table like structure covered with clay, on which the fireplace is built. Gabokey tong ida ginghumang bangbangon. The log frame on the hearth which he made is already dilapidated. [The cooking fire is built on the clay surface, either between three stones or under a síg-ang "three legged metal stand" on which the cooking pots are placed. The fuel used is either rabók "firewood" or bagóy "dry coconut shells".] (sem. domains: 5.5.7 - Fireplace.)
