kloropila

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish clorofila.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kloɾoˈpila/ [klo.ɾoˈpiː.lɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ila
  • Syllabification: klo‧ro‧pi‧la

Noun

kloropila (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜓᜉᜒᜎ)

  1. (biochemistry) chlorophyll
    Synonym: (neologism) luntidinsol

Further reading

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