bogambilya
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English bougainvillea, named after French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811). Compare Spanish buganvilla.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bogambilya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ) (botany)
- bougainvillea (especially the great bougainvillea, Bougainvillea spectabilis)
Further reading edit
- “bogambilya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018