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buyo

English

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Etymology

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From Tagalog buyo (“betel”).

Noun

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buyo (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) betel

Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bu‧yo

Noun

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buyo

  1. the areca palm (Areca catechu); a species of palm which grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa
  2. the areca nut

Japanese

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Romanization

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buyo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶよ

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Tagalog buyo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbuʝo/ [ˈbu.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈbuʃo/ [ˈbu.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbuʒo/ [ˈbu.ʒo]

  • Rhymes: -uʝo
  • Syllabification: bu‧yo

Noun

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buyo m (plural buyos)

  1. (Philippines) a mixture of areca nut, betel pepper leaves and shell lime, used for betelnut chewing in the Philippines and other Asian countries around the Pacific
    Synonyms: bonga, betel

Further reading

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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buyo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜌᜓ)

  1. betel pepper (plant and leaves)
    Synonym: ikmo
Descendants
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  • → Spanish: buyo
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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buyó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜌᜓ)

  1. condition of being absorbed or engrossed (in what one is doing)
  2. seduction
    Synonyms: upat, pang-uupat, sulsol, panunulsol

Adjective

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buyó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜌᜓ)

  1. engrossed; absorbed (in what one is doing)
    Synonym: nabuyo
Derived terms
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Further reading

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