abuab

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔabuˈʔab/ [ʔɐ.bʊˈʔab̚]
  • Rhymes: -ab
  • Syllabification: a‧bu‧ab

Noun

abuáb (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜀᜊ᜔)

  1. (botany) tree whose bark is used to poison arrows (Lophopetalum javanicum)
    Synonyms: dita, butingi, dayandang, bokbok
  2. arrow poison

Derived terms

  • abuab-bagin
  • abuaban

See also

Further reading

  • “abuab”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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