manggustan

Malay

Noun

manggustan (plural manggustan-manggustan)

  1. (dated) mangosteen.

Synonyms

Descendants

References

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mangostán, from Portuguese mangostão, from Malay manggustan. Compare Cebuano manggostan. Doublet of manggustin.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maŋɡusˈtan/ [mɐŋ.ɡʊsˈt̪an̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: mang‧gus‧tan

Noun

manggustán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. mangosteen
    Synonym: manggustin

Further reading

  • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 896
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 700
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 381