bitukang manok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bitukang-manok

Etymology

From bituka +‎ manok, literally, “intestines of a chicken”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˌtukaŋ maˈnok/ [bɪˌt̪uː.xɐŋ mɐˈn̪ok̚]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: bi‧tu‧kang ma‧nok

Noun

bitukang manók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜃᜅ᜔ ᜋᜈᜓᜃ᜔)

1. sea lettuce (Ulva intestinalis)
2. (figurative) road full of hairpin bends; zigzag road

   Synonym: daang paliko-liko

Further reading

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