penoy

Tagalog

Etymology

Possiby from Hokkien. See Hokkien 白 (pe̍h, “white”), 卵 (nuī, “egg”), 白煠 (pe̍h-sa̍h, “to boil; to blanch”), 皮卵 (phôe-nūi, “century egg”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpenoj/ [ˈpɛː.n̪oɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -enoj
  • Syllabification: pe‧noy

Noun

penoy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. hard-boiled duck egg

See also

Further reading

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