tudlong-dato

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano tudlong dato (literally “rich person's finger”). See also Cebuano tudlo dato. Equivalent to turo +‎ -ng- +‎ dato. The banana was named as such because it resembled a finger.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tudˌloŋ ˈdatoʔ/ [t̪ʊd̪ˌl̪on̪ ˈd̪aː.t̪oʔ]
  • Rhymes: -atoʔ
  • Syllabification: tud‧long-da‧to

Noun

tudlóng-datò (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜇᜆᜓ) (botany)

  1. lady finger banana (diploid cultivar of the wild banana Musa acuminata)
    Synonyms: tudlong-binukot, galamay-senyora, daliring-senyora

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