bitukang manok
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom bituka + manok, literally, “intestines of a chicken”.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˌtukaŋ maˈnok/ [bɪˌt̪uː.xɐŋ mɐˈn̪ok̚]
- Rhymes: -ok
- Syllabification: bi‧tu‧kang ma‧nok
Noun
editbitukang manók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜃᜅ᜔ ᜋᜈᜓᜃ᜔)
- sea lettuce (Ulva intestinalis)
- (figurative) road full of hairpin bends; zigzag road
- Synonym: daang paliko-liko
Further reading
edit- “bitukang manok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018