ampalaya
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
ampalaya (plural ampalayas)
- (Philippines) bitter melon
- 2016, Micky Fenix, “What the early Filipinos ate at the time of the Spaniards”, in Philippine Daily Inquirer:
- As we can all guess correctly, bitterness was obtained from plants like the ampalaya.
Masbatenyo[edit]
Noun[edit]
ampalaya
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare Cebuano paliya, Kapampangan apalya, Malay peria, Pangasinan palya, and Masbatenyo ampalaya.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔampalaˈja/, [ʔɐm.pɐ.lɐˈja]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: am‧pa‧la‧ya
Noun[edit]
ampalayá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜎᜌ)
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