butong-pakwan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • butumpakwan

Etymology

From buto +‎ -ng- +‎ pakwan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˌtoŋ pakˈwan/ [bʊˌt̪om pɐkˈwan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: bu‧tong-pak‧wan

Noun

butóng-pakwán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜉᜃ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔) (botany)

  1. watermelon seed
    Synonym: singguwatse

Further reading

  • “butong-pakwan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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