dalandan

Tagalog

Etymology

From a corruption of Spanish naranjal (“orange grove”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dalanˈdan/ [dɐ.lɐnˈdan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: da‧lan‧dan

Noun

dalandán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔)

1. bitter orange (Citrus aurantium)
2. generic term for some local varieties of oranges such as dalanghita and sintunis
3. orange (color)

   Synonyms: kahel, narangha

Derived terms

• dalandanan

Related terms

• dalanghita
• naranghada

 

See also

• kahel
• sintunis

 

Further reading

• “dalandan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018