malunggay

From Tagalog malunggay.

malunggay (uncountable)

1. A tree with flavorful and nutritious leaves, the moringa or horseradish tree, Moringa oleifera.
   • 2012, Amy Besa, Romy Dorotan, “Chicken Tinola”, in Memories of Philippine Kitchens: Stories and Recipes from Far and Near, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, →ISBN, chapter 4 (Treasured Family Recipes), page 165, column 3:

     […] Neal, was very sick and debilitated. I asked the kitchen staff to make a chicken tinola with lots of ginger, green papaya, chile, and malunggay leaves; within a few hours Neal was back on his feet.

Borrowed from Malay merunggai, from Tamil முருங்கை (muruṅkai).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maluŋˈɡaj/ [mɐ.lʊŋˈɡaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: ma‧lung‧gay

malunggáy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜄᜌ᜔) (botany)

1. malunggay

• → English: malunggay

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

• maygulang