abitsuwelas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bitsuwelas
• habitsuwelas
• abitsuwela
• habitsuwela

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish habichuela (“bean plant”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabit͡ʃuˈelas/ [ʔɐ.bɪˈt͡ʃwɛː.lɐs]
• Rhymes: -elas
• Syllabification: a‧bit‧su‧we‧las

Noun

abitsuwelas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜏᜒᜎᜐ᜔)

1. kidney bean

See also

• bataw

Further reading

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