bayag-kambing
English
Etymology
From Tagalog bayag-kambing.
Noun
bayag-kambing (uncountable)
- A prickly shrub of species Caesalpinia crista (syn. Guilandina crista) in the Fabaceae family, with loosely spreading or climbing branches and bipinnate, prickly leaves.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- bayagcambing — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
From bayag + kambing, literally “goat testicles”.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˌjaɡ kamˈbiŋ/ [bɐˌjaɡ kɐmˈbɪŋ]
- Rhymes: -iŋ
- Syllabification: ba‧yag-kam‧bing
Noun
bayág-kambíng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜄ᜔ᜃᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜅ᜔)
- bayag-kambing; Caesalpinia crista (plant and seed)
- Synonym: kalumbibit
Further reading
- “bayag-kambing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018