mabolo

See also: Mabolo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish mabolo, from Tagalog mabulo.

Noun

mabolo (plural mabolos)

  1. A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros blancoi) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies.
  2. The edible fruit of this tree.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish mabolo, from Tagalog mabulo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈbolo/ [mɐˈbo.l̪o]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧bo‧lo

Noun

mabolo (Badlit spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜎᜓ)

  1. velvet apple; velvet persimmon

See also

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish mabolo, from Tagalog mabulo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈbolo/ [mɐˈbo.lo]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧bo‧lo

Noun

mabolo (Kur-itan spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜎᜓ)

  1. velvet apple; velvet persimmon

References

  • Andrés Carro (1888), Vocabulario ilocano-español: trabajado por varios religiosos del orden de N.P.S. Agustín / coordinado por Predicador Andrés Carro y ultimamente aumentado y corregido por algunos religiosos del mismo orden[1] (overall work in Spanish and Ilocano), Manila: Est. Tipo-Litográfico de M. Pérez, page 156

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hispanicized spelling of mabulo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈbolo/ [mɐˈboː.lo]
  • Rhymes: -olo
  • Syllabification: ma‧bo‧lo

Noun

mabolo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜎᜓ)

  1. alternative form of mabulo