butong-pakwan

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • butumpakwan

Etymology

From buto +‎ -ng- +‎ pakwan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˌtoŋ pakˈwan/, [bʊˌtom pɐkˈwan]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧tong-pak‧wan

Noun

butóng-pakwán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜉᜃ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. (botany) watermelon seed
    Synonym: singguwatse

Further reading
  • “butong-pakwan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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