penoy

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien. See also Hokkien 白 (pe̍eh, “cooked with just water without adding any seasoning”, literally “white”), 卵 (nūi, “egg”), and 皮卵 (phôe-nūi, “century egg”). See also pesa, petsay.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpenoj/ [ˈpɛː.n̪oɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -enoj
  • Syllabification: pe‧noy

Noun

penoy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. hard-boiled duck egg

Further reading

  • “penoy”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
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