saging-matsing

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From saging +‎ matsing, literally “monkey banana”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌsaɡiŋ maˈt͡ʃiŋ/ [ˌsaː.ɣɪŋ mɐtˈt͡ʃɪŋ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌsaɡiŋ matˈsiŋ/ [ˌsaː.ɣɪŋ mɐt̪ˈsɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Syllabification: sa‧ging-mat‧sing
  • Homophone: Butuan

Noun

saging-matsíng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜄᜒᜅ᜔ᜋᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. Musa acuminata subsp. errans (a species of banana with many-seeded fruits)
    Synonyms: butuan, balayang, saging-tsonggo, saging ng unggoy, (Mindoro, Quezon, Marinduque) pakil, (Quezon) alinsanay, (Quezon) pik-iw, saging-na-ligaw
  2. the seedy fruit of this plant

Further reading

  • “saging-matsing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
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