mabolo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mabolo, from Cebuano mabolo.

Noun

mabolo (plural mabolos)

  1. A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros blancoi) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies.
  2. The edible fruit of this tree.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧bo‧lo
  • IPA(key): /maˈbolo/, [mʌˈbu.l̪ʊ]

Noun

mabolo

  1. the edible fruit of the Diospyros blancoi; the velvet apple; the velvet persimmon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano mabolo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧bo‧lo
  • IPA(key): /maˈbolo/, [mɐˈbo.lo]

Noun

mabolo

  1. velvet persimmon, a species of tree native to the Philippines (Diospyros blancoi)
    Synonyms: talang, kamagong

See also

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