bitukang manok
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From bituka + manok, literally, “intestines of a chicken”.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˌtukaŋ maˈnok/ [bɪˌtu.xɐŋ mɐˈnok]
- Rhymes: -ok
- Syllabification: bi‧tu‧kang ma‧nok
Noun edit
bitukang manók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜃᜅ᜔ ᜋᜈᜓᜃ᜔)
- sea lettuce (Ulva intestinalis)
- (figurative) road full of hairpin bends; zigzag road
- Synonym: daang paliko-liko
Further reading edit
- “bitukang manok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018