sintunis

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Early borrowing from Spanish citrones, plural of citron, with metathesis. Doublet of sitron.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sinˈtunis/ [sɪn̪ˈt̪uː.n̪ɪs]
  • Rhymes: -unis
  • Syllabification: sin‧tu‧nis

Noun

sintunis (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔) (chiefly Southern Tagalog)

  1. calamansi; calamondin (Citrus × microcarpa, × Citrofortunella mitis)
    Synonyms: kalamansi, (chiefly western Marinduque) kalamunding, (western Marinduque) dayap, (Quezon) kidya, aldonisis

Derived terms

  • kulay-sintunis
  • sintunisan
  • sitrato
  • sitriko
  • sitrina
  • sitro
  • sitron

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Further reading

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