dalandan

Tagalog

Etymology

From a corruption of Spanish naranjal (“orange grove”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dalanˈdan/ [dɐ.lɐnˈdan]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: da‧lan‧dan

Noun

dalandán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔)

  1. bitter orange (Citrus aurantium)
  2. generic term for some local varieties of oranges such as dalanghita and sintunis
  3. orange (color)
    Synonyms: kahel, narangha

Derived terms
  • dalandanan

See also

Further reading
  • “dalandan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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