butones-butonesan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• buto-butonesan

Etymology

Reduplication of butones +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˌtones butoˈnesan/ [bʊˌt̪oː.n̪ɛs bʊ.t̪oˈn̪ɛː.sɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -esan
• Syllabification: bu‧to‧nes-bu‧to‧ne‧san

Noun

butones-butonesan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜊᜓᜆᜓᜈᜒᜐᜈ᜔)

1. globe amaranth (Gomphrena globosa)

   Synonyms: botonsilyo, bukingan

See also

• butonesan

Further reading

• “butones-butonesan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018