dapdap

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog or Cebuano, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dapdap.

Noun

dapdap (plural dapdaps)

1. (Philippines) The Indian coral tree, Erythrina variegata.

Casiguran Dumagat Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dapdap.

Noun

dapdáp

1. Indian coral tree

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dapdap.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: dap‧dap

Noun

dapdap

1. the Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dapdap. Cognate with Malay dedap.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dapˈdap/ [d̪ɐpˈd̪ap̚]
• Rhymes: -ap
• Syllabification: dap‧dap

Noun

dapdáp (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜉ᜔ᜇᜉ᜔)

1. Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata)

   Synonyms: karapdap, kasindak

Further reading

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