mawo

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧wo

Noun

mawo

  1. (botany) the stamen

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Waray-Waray maro and Cebuano malo / mawo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmawoʔ/ [ˈmaː.woʔ]
  • Rhymes: -awoʔ
  • Syllabification: ma‧wo

Noun

mawò (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜏᜓ)

  1. pollen
    Synonym: polen
    Iniipon ng mga bubuyog sa kanilang panilan ang mawong galing sa mga bulaklak.
    Pollen from flowers is gathered by bees in their beehive.

Further reading

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