butong-pakwan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• butumpakwan

Etymology

From buto +‎ -ng- +‎ pakwan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˌtoŋ pakˈwan/ [bʊˌt̪om pɐkˈwan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: bu‧tong-pak‧wan

Noun

butóng-pakwán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜉᜃ᜔ᜏᜈ᜔)

1. (botany) watermelon seed

   Synonym: singguwatse

Further reading

• “butong-pakwan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018