tiyesa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

tisa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tiesa. Compare Cebuano tisa.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ti‧ye‧sa

IPA^(key): /tiˈesa/, [ˈt͡ʃe.sɐ]
Rhymes: -ɛsa

Noun

tiyesa

Pouteria campechiana (an evergreen tree introduced from Mexico and Central America)
canistel (fruit of this tree)

References

“tiyesa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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