korales

Tagalog

Alternative forms

kurales

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish corales, plural of coral, from Old French coral, from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /koˈɾales/ [koˈɾa.lɛs]
Rhymes: -ales
Syllabification: ko‧ra‧les
Homophone: Corrales

Noun

korales (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

(zoology) coral
Synonyms: sagay, bulaklak-bato
coral beads; coral stones
(botany) bitterwood; quassia (Quassia amara)
Synonym: kuwasya

See also

kalansay

Further reading

“korales” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“korales”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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