korales
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish corales, plural of coral, from Old French coral, from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /koˈɾales/, [koˈɾa.lɛs]
- Rhymes: -ales
- Homophone: Corrales
- Syllabification: ko‧ra‧les
Noun edit
korales (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜎᜒᜐ᜔)
- (zoology) coral
- Synonyms: sagay, bulaklak-bato
- coral beads; coral stones
- (botany) bitterwood; quassia (Quassia amara)
- Synonym: kuwasya
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “korales” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “korales”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018