tiyesa
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish tiesa. Compare Cebuano tisa.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiˈesa/, [ˈt͡ʃɛ.sɐ]
- Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: ti‧ye‧sa
Noun edit
tiyesa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜒᜐ)
- Pouteria campechiana (an evergreen tree introduced from Mexico and Central America)
- canistel (fruit of this tree)
References edit
- “tiyesa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018